September 2010
40 posts
“To presume that dictionary-making can somehow avoid or transcend ideology is...”
– “Authority and American Usage”
David Foster Wallace
burlesque : \ber-LESK, adjective: 1. Involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject. noun: 1. Any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature. 2. A humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, striptease acts, and a scantily clad female chorus. Burlesque comes from the Italian burlesco, “to jest.”
“bilocation \bahy-loh-KEY-shuhn, noun:
The state of being or the ability to...”
