Comments on: Create New Words with Neologisms http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, social media Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Les http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816261 Les Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:25:28 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816261 OMNIMPOTENT, adj. all powerless OMNIMPOTENT, adj. all powerless

]]> By: LES EASTERLING, JR. http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816235 LES EASTERLING, JR. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:58:59 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816235 OMNIIMPOTENT = All POWERLESS or ALL WEAK OMNIIMPOTENT = All POWERLESS or ALL WEAK

]]> By: LES EASTERLING, JR. http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816234 LES EASTERLING, JR. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:56:21 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816234 IMBIOT = Imbecilic Idiot IMBIOT = Imbecilic Idiot

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816181 Meryl Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:42:49 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816181 Good timing, Les... as we are about to begin football season. Good timing, Les… as we are about to begin football season.

]]> By: LES EASTERLING, JR. http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816180 LES EASTERLING, JR. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:59 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816180 "FIELD GOAT" = A MISSED, POTENTIALLY GAME WINNING, FIELD GOAL RESULTING IN AN ATHLETIC TEAM'S LOSS OF THE GAME. THE KICKER OR SHOOTER BECOMES THE "GOAT" AFTER MISSING THE FIELD GOAL. “FIELD GOAT” = A MISSED, POTENTIALLY GAME WINNING, FIELD GOAL RESULTING IN AN ATHLETIC TEAM’S LOSS OF THE GAME. THE KICKER OR SHOOTER BECOMES THE “GOAT” AFTER MISSING THE FIELD GOAL.

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816173 Meryl Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:01:21 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816173 @Les, that's funny. @Les, that’s funny.

]]> By: LES EASTERLING, JR. http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-816172 LES EASTERLING, JR. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:57:44 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-816172 SNOZZLE = SNOWY DRIZZLE SNOZZLE = SNOWY DRIZZLE

]]> By: Meryl.net » Blog Archive » Snickers Ad Doesn’t Satisfy http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-34541 Meryl.net » Blog Archive » Snickers Ad Doesn’t Satisfy Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:39:45 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-34541 <p>[...] I wish I had a camera with me when I saw a bus drive by with a huge ad with, “Hungerectomy” emblazoned on it using Snicker’s famous design. Searched for it on the web and plenty of people caught the same ad. Apologies for this cliche, but isn’t this neologism wrong on so many levels? [...]</p> [...] I wish I had a camera with me when I saw a bus drive by with a huge ad with, “Hungerectomy” emblazoned on it using Snicker’s famous design. Searched for it on the web and plenty of people caught the same ad. Apologies for this cliche, but isn’t this neologism wrong on so many levels? [...]

]]> By: mIEKAL aND http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-14833 mIEKAL aND Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:57:58 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-14833 <p>Send your neologisms to</p> <p>http://neologisms.us</p> Send your neologisms to

http://neologisms.us

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/comment-page-1/#comment-14411 Meryl Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:45:21 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/10/11/create-new-words-with-neologisms/#comment-14411 <p>Just received my issue of Cincom Expert Access and in it, Donkey ... err... <a href="http://skbigm.googlepages.com/hownottostandoutinanycrowd" rel="nofollow">Steve Kayser interviews Sam Horn, author</a> of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399532765/expert-20" rel="nofollow">POP! Stand Out in Any Crowd</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312152272/expert-20" rel="nofollow">Tongue Fu!</a> who describes another way to create names.</p> <p>"One of the best ways to make your name or slogan memorable is to use alliteration. Alliteration is when words start with the same sound. It makes your language lyrical, makes you instantly eloquent, and gives peoples’ minds a hook on which to hang a memory."</p> <p>She also says, "Write down ten words you frequently use to pitch your project, product, or program. Those are your 'Core Words.' Now, run each of those words through the alphabet, changing the sound of the first syllable to match the corresponding letter."</p> Just received my issue of Cincom Expert Access and in it, Donkey … err… Steve Kayser interviews Sam Horn, author of POP! Stand Out in Any Crowd and Tongue Fu! who describes another way to create names.

“One of the best ways to make your name or slogan memorable is to use alliteration. Alliteration is when words start with the same sound. It makes your language lyrical, makes you instantly eloquent, and gives peoples’ minds a hook on which to hang a memory.”

She also says, “Write down ten words you frequently use to pitch your project, product, or program. Those are your ‘Core Words.’ Now, run each of those words through the alphabet, changing the sound of the first syllable to match the corresponding letter.”

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