For the love of language 

 

At CozBerHoy Media Blog, we are passionate about language and the art of words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Namasté - a customary greeting when people meet or depart; a form of greeting commonly found among Hindus of the Indian Subcontinent, in some Southeast Asian countries, and diaspora from these regions. Namasté is spoken with a slight bow and hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest. It is used as a respectful form of greeting, acknowledging and welcoming a relative, guest or stranger. It is used with goodbyes as well. It is typically spoken and simultaneously performed with palms touching gesture, but it may also be spoken without acting it out or may performed wordlessly.  A namasté nod to my fellow spiritual traveller "Suz" for introducing me to this interesting and fun word.   HOY March 13, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Shadenfreude - a German word (noun) derived from Schaden (damage, harm) and Freude (joy). "shadenfreude" is "pleasure derived from the misfortune of others".    A facinating word displaying the polar opposite of the concept of "namasté"!   HOY March 19, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested site: Quote Dump

 

If you love words you probably love "quotes"... Quote Dump is a fun site that has a compendium of Adages, Aphorisms, Axioms, Bromides, Cliches, Dictums, Epigrams, Gnomes, Idioms, Maxims, Political Remarks, Proverbs, Quips, Quotes, Sarcasms, Saws, Tags, Timeless Observations, Traditional Sayings, Truisms, Verbal Gems and Witticisms. Enjoy!   Hoy  March 24. 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimchi - (noun) also spelled kimchee or gimchi, is a traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings. It is often described as spicy and sour. In traditional preparation, kimchi is often allowed to ferment underground in jars for months. There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made from napa cabbage, radish, scallion, or cucumber as a main ingredient.   HOY April 08, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spamblotting - (verb) contemporary digital "shaming" or caricaturing phenonomen performed on the internet.  HOY April 15, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pat Conroy is a New York Times bestselling author who is best known for The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.   HOY April 24, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portmanteau Word

 

Also called a blend in linguistics, is a combination of taking parts (but not all) of two (or more) words or their sounds (morphemes) and their meanings into a single new word. A portmanteau word fuses both the sounds and the meanings of its components, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, or motel, from motor and hotel.   HOY May 12, 2015