tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post5734028725003219615..comments2024-02-11T05:15:15.006-05:00Comments on Notes From The Cloud Messenger: IT’S REALLY “BLANKING” RAINING TODAYDeborah Godinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15175977572194074388noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-9004520562039776162009-11-15T21:12:00.450-05:002009-11-15T21:12:00.450-05:00I agree that there are some definite holes in the ...I agree that there are some definite holes in the language. Here is one of my posts where I tried to elicit a new word for expressing sympathy without saying, "I'm sorry":<br /><br />http://daisybrain.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/new-word-needed/<br /><br />I also tend to come up with new words or new definitions for old words. Feel free to peruse my posts & see what you think. Or think what you see....Eric Indianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679995276997193015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-28643593318643366802009-08-01T11:00:29.243-04:002009-08-01T11:00:29.243-04:00good word for it. I'm always making up new wo...good word for it. I'm always making up new words related to my dog Rosie. She still occasionally likes to chew on found items (tissues, sticks, etc.) and leaves behind lots of detritus, so the activity she engages in is "detritufication" and my cleaning up is "de-detritufication" and Rosie's opinion of my activities are "anti-de-detritufication." also when she gets rambunctious she's "bunctiating."sgreerpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764262558160301061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-49012693462229892252009-07-29T17:43:15.056-04:002009-07-29T17:43:15.056-04:00Well, you would like our weatherman, for he does t...Well, you would like our weatherman, for he does the same thing. His favorite word for a snow and rainy drizzle mix is snizzle, and yes, we do get snow and snizzle in the winter down here,though it's hard to believe at the current 100 degree plus temps we have been having!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-25922959404259620312009-07-26T23:08:27.500-04:002009-07-26T23:08:27.500-04:00Frainge is a wonderful word and don't be surpr...Frainge is a wonderful word and don't be surprised if I use it some day....Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-35953290606529153572009-07-26T14:01:13.884-04:002009-07-26T14:01:13.884-04:00super HUMID today here.super HUMID today here.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459620834878853588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-27332999511428646942009-07-26T12:09:31.095-04:002009-07-26T12:09:31.095-04:00Excellent new word Deb! I see frainges all the tim...Excellent new word Deb! I see frainges all the time here in Arizonakesslerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941318128033074562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-25234801909499818992009-07-26T11:57:20.417-04:002009-07-26T11:57:20.417-04:00:)
I love this creativity of yours with new words....:)<br />I love this creativity of yours with new words.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-75840663395964052242009-07-26T07:25:46.916-04:002009-07-26T07:25:46.916-04:00What a creative use of language... your post bring...What a creative use of language... your post brings a smile :)SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-66383972202514047722009-07-25T22:47:30.087-04:002009-07-25T22:47:30.087-04:00I am not a native speaker, but love the beautiful ...I am not a native speaker, but love the beautiful language of the Cloud Messenger.<br />The Cloudia Messenger.....Aloha<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-8635131435699810912009-07-25T20:02:46.608-04:002009-07-25T20:02:46.608-04:00I'd never heard the word 'virga'!
I ...I'd never heard the word 'virga'! <br /><br />I love Gerard Manley Hopkins' poetry, and his own made up words too.<br /><br />My parents had an old baker who used to deliver the bread to the door, and he had a great word for when it was absolutely pouring with rain: he used to say "The weather's really seleucious today." I thought this was a great word and very onomatopaeic!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-48922922833215885372009-07-25T19:54:10.666-04:002009-07-25T19:54:10.666-04:00I like frainge, and I saw quite a lovely display o...I like frainge, and I saw quite a lovely display of it as my daughter and I rolled into North Carolina for a week of vacation. <br /><br />You are right. We depend too much on our adjectives to help us out with the rain. <br /><br />I enjoyed this post very much.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-72354974892763098382009-07-25T19:21:27.458-04:002009-07-25T19:21:27.458-04:00I love the pattern of rain drops on your windows. ...I love the pattern of rain drops on your windows. And I love the frainge too.<br /><br />Now I have to invent a word for the sight of rain several yards away, moving toward you across a field or a parking lot. That's neat!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-43009266736046020652009-07-25T16:04:27.768-04:002009-07-25T16:04:27.768-04:00It's bee blanking raining here all day too! It...It's bee blanking raining here all day too! It seems that southern Ontario is having an "off" summer. More rain then sun. First summer I have been off for in 25 years and it rains all summer! That's blanking awful!Lorachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954208521350733469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-7434200616464606372009-07-25T14:48:16.137-04:002009-07-25T14:48:16.137-04:00Deb, It's like me using the term "waterf...Deb, It's like me using the term "waterfalling" --when we go hiking. It's not a word---but should be (in my opinion)...<br /><br />You are GREAT with words... Love your posts.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-15353327991220244822009-07-25T14:19:31.289-04:002009-07-25T14:19:31.289-04:00You are a great one with words, Deborah! I can rel...You are a great one with words, Deborah! I can relate to today's word and picture, but fortunately today here in Seattle, it is lovely and I'm trying to "bloggle" some of it to you! I'm not ready for any more "blanking" rain right now!<br />Hope you get some better weather before the weekend is over!Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-3186283843221778222009-07-25T12:42:53.499-04:002009-07-25T12:42:53.499-04:00you are too funny, I bet you'd write great chi...you are too funny, I bet you'd write great children's book with your creative language. remember Dr. Seuss' made up words.Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091316613928276649.post-49686905791029087512009-07-25T12:37:11.429-04:002009-07-25T12:37:11.429-04:00Ah yes, rain has been a feature here lately too! S...Ah yes, rain has been a feature here lately too! Sometimes it does feel as though it is making its own vocabulary as it falls...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com