viernes, 1 de marzo de 2019

(S)TRAIN & DRAIN your BRAIN once again

( This unit has been inspired by the New UXBRIDGE ENGLISH DICTIONARY, which bears some resemblance to the famous Jose Luis Coll´s Dictionary or more recently to Luis Piedrahita´ s El castellano es un idioma loable, lo hable quien lo hable )


We are pushing the boundaries of the English language. Pick any word and offer an alternative, punning definition for it based on the syllables within.Not to be confused with UNWORDS, which you make up such as Infoxication, intaxication,etc..

I´ll just give you some examples so that you can make up your own funny definitions. You´ll realize it´s not too hard:


ADULTERY: What happens after puberty 

ALTERNATIVE: To modify a member of the indigenous population 

 BARBECUE : A Long line of plastic dolls

BOYCOTT : A small bed for a small child 

CELTIC : a prison for fleas 

CASTANET: Go fishing

DIALYSIS: Ring your sister 

DISCOVER: Jamaican for duvet 

EUTHANASIA Young people in China 

FRANCOPHILE : Spanish dictator´s medical records 

GAUCHO: Argentinean Marx Brother 

HYPOTENUSE: The lavatory´s engaged; High pot in use;..

 IVY : Roman for Four 

JACUZZI: Italian version of famous essay by Emile Zola 

KNEEPADS: Scottish turnip commercials 

LAMENTABLE:  The Sunday roast is ready 

MIASMA: the reason I have an inhaler 

MISSISSIPPI : wife of Mister Ippi 

NUBILE: recent speech by Vox leaders 

OPTIMIST : the view through a cataract 

 PASTA: An Italian priest 

QUESTION: Quests I´m ON and off

 RUBICON : Imitation gemstone 

SCANDALS: Sandals with socks 

SENILE: What to do in Egypt  see CHIROPRACTICE

TOUCAN: a couple of tins 

UGANDA: Go and have a look 

VIGILANT: A insect that stays up all night

 WALNUT An obsessive bricklayer 

 XYLOPHONE : Fake storage

YO: A yoyo that only goes one way 

ZUCCHINI: an animal-park enthusiast.


Try doing the same with the following words: Instagram,  Chiropractice, Cloak, Allocate, Hamstring, Woman, Wallaby, Tomahawk, Placebo, Grapple, Leotard, Benign,etc.. ( Not to be confused with blends or portmanteauwords such as Fantabulous, Humongous, Shambolic, etc..)



Deconstructing Spanish & English: a Spanglish code:

Ex: Independiente = En shop-assistant / En of ear-ring/ En of pluma tooth /etc..
20 =Thou in Thee/ You within you/ etc..
To become= come 2 be/ come 2b/..
Indifferent=
Aceisfate=?
Begoteas= ?( a famous Spanish writer) 
I will be cream=? ( some music)
Cachonfinger....



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