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today's word of the day is tmesis, but the definition wasn't clear enough for me, so I looked it up on Wikipedia:

Tmesis (Greek, τμῆσις "a cutting") is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is inserted into another word, often for humorous effect. The insertion may occur between the parts of a compound word, of an infinitive (split infinitive), or between syllable boundaries (dystmesis).

Also referred to as diacope, or tumbarumba; the latter due to the popularity of tmesis in Australian speech. Linguists sometimes describe tmesis as a form of infixing.

Examples: "I can't find it any-blooming-where" (see also expletive infixation). Perhaps the most famous example of tmesis employed within a proper name is the popular American expression of surprise or frustration: "Jesus H. Christ" For many years the British have used the similar "Christ All-bleeding-mighty". In The Simpsons, Ned Flanders sometimes inserts the nonsense word "diddly" into the middle of words.

Hee!

So, we had the bazaar bizarre madness this weekend, and it went well, although we had too much yarn to make it easy to browse through it, and it was too crowded for good browsing. I think maybe a second rack for yarn may be needed. I found a few good presents for other people in my wandering as well, once it calmed down and you could move around -- for the first four hours or so it was wall-to-wall packed. Mob scene. Glad I was behind a table instead of wandering through. I'll post before and after pictures when I have a chance. Was good to see

anneball and

tisana - yay! Hope y'all had fun.

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sharkycharming

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
1. smoothiegirl 2. Resident Advisor 3. Art camp counselor 4. Academic Advisor
FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
1. Strictly Ballroom 2. The American President 3. A Little Princess 4. The Princess Bride
FOUR BOOKS YOU COULD READ AGAIN & AGAIN
1. Mists of Avalon 2. The Little Prince 3. A Wrinkle in Time 4. Redwall
FOUR CITIES/PLACES YOU'VE LIVED IN
1. Chicago (the city, not the suburbs) 2. Davis, CA 3. Grinnell, IA 4. Berwyn Heights, MD
FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
1. The West Wing (seasons 1- half of 4) 2. Firefly 3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4. Quantum Leap
FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION
1. Cusco & Lima, Peru 2. Dublin, Ireland 3. Paris, France 4. Stratford, Canada
FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY
1. livejournal 2. pixie pit scrabble 3. bloglines.com 4. gmail.com
FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS
1. steak 2. white rice 3. sweet and sour chicken 4. french fries
FOUR PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
1. my old house 2. my new house 3. my parents' house 4. rochelle's house