Comments on: Words That Aren’t Words http://www.cloften.com/?p=98 He'd rather be funny than good! Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:05:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-53 Michael Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:16:58 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-53 Further use of anywho. Spelled 'anyhoo', this word was used multiple times throughout the "Twilight" series. You're not alone, Charlie. Further use of anywho. Spelled ‘anyhoo’, this word was used multiple times throughout the “Twilight” series.

You’re not alone, Charlie.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-22 Stephanie Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:55:39 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-22 dude you had me laughing out loud! this is awesomerrific. next you should do improper phrases like "could care less" ... would be stupendous dude you had me laughing out loud! this is awesomerrific. next you should do improper phrases like “could care less” … would be stupendous

]]> By: Shane http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-20 Shane Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:54:49 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-20 Great list. Who woulda ever thunk you would turn out to be the grammar police... Anywho, I would like to clarify a point on your favorite non-word (Anywho). You aren't the only one who uses it. It was used as a one-word "catchphrase" on the ABC sitcome My Wife and Kids (Damon Wayans) by the super-intelligent next door neighbor kid (don't know his name, but he was also one of the original "Heroes") as he used it to scoff at his less intelligent neighbors. If it was good enough for ABC, I'm sure you can get it into the dictionary! No trust, No bust... Great list. Who woulda ever thunk you would turn out to be the grammar police…

Anywho, I would like to clarify a point on your favorite non-word (Anywho). You aren’t the only one who uses it. It was used as a one-word “catchphrase” on the ABC sitcome My Wife and Kids (Damon Wayans) by the super-intelligent next door neighbor kid (don’t know his name, but he was also one of the original “Heroes”) as he used it to scoff at his less intelligent neighbors. If it was good enough for ABC, I’m sure you can get it into the dictionary!

No trust, No bust…

]]> By: Aaron B. Reddin http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-19 Aaron B. Reddin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:20:40 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-19 how about youstacould? Get that one on there!! how about youstacould? Get that one on there!!

]]> By: cloften http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-18 cloften Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:11:34 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-18 Furthermore, it may now be my goal to get anywho into dictionary.com. Furthermore, it may now be my goal to get anywho into dictionary.com.

]]> By: Aaron B. Reddin http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-17 Aaron B. Reddin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:59:43 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-17 I stand corrected ;) I stand corrected ;)

]]> By: cloften http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-16 cloften Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:58:26 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-16 A lot of those words were found on dictionary.com including gonna and irregardless. After a while I stopped trusting them as a quality reference. Irregardless, I love the mash-up words to superfundity. A lot of those words were found on dictionary.com including gonna and irregardless. After a while I stopped trusting them as a quality reference. Irregardless, I love the mash-up words to superfundity.

]]> By: Aaron B. Reddin http://www.cloften.com/?p=98&cpage=1#comment-15 Aaron B. Reddin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:41:54 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=98#comment-15 I think ginormous really is a word.... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ginormous I think ginormous really is a word…. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ginormous

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