Comments on: Omnimavore

By: Jonboy

Jonboy — Wed, 16 May 2007 22:10:46 +0000

Urban Dictionary has the following definition of "Edumaction" pronounced ed u ma kay shon. They suggest a post African American Slavery origin. used as a comment on ones lack of or low quality of education, also relates to educating yourself.

By: dave heasman

dave heasman — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:35:02 +0000

“constructions like Edumacation..”
I now see it wasn’t the first, but I heard Walter Gabriel use this term on The Archers in the 60s.

By: novakant

novakant — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:32:17 +0000

oops, here’s the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXNoB3t8vM

By: novakant

novakant — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:31:35 +0000

The iPhone is gonna rock – your life will never be the same again!

By: John Holbo

John Holbo — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:26:11 +0000

There’s a bunch of spam in the queue right now that reads, in part ‘If your need more informarmation check …’

Also, the saxomophone episode (from season 9) is available cheaply from Amazon at the moment (it’s on sale today only. Oddly, I notice these things.)

By: nnyhav

nnyhav — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:46:55 +0000

In college I learned to talk op-talk …

By: Tim Worstall

Tim Worstall — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:10:19 +0000

“But as to where it comes from…”

Post 1876 would be a good starting point?

By: Danbye

Danbye — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:37:48 +0000

“Phoning it in” is regularly used in theatre to indicate a performance in which the actor may as well not have bothered turning up. The performer’s “presence” being such a factor in good theatre, accusations of wilful absence are pretty damning. But as to where it comes from…

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Wed, 16 May 2007 01:21:00 +0000

Aren’t almost all bloggers and most blog commenters going to come out Omnivores? Anyway, I did.

But that question about texting should really have a scale rather than just yes or no.

By: Slayton I. Musgo

Slayton I. Musgo — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:51:29 +0000

“Tmesis” is my word of the year. It’s in-fucking-credible!

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 15 May 2007 23:21:07 +0000

Jourmamalism is heavily used by Brad DeLong, so I’ll credit him. Am I qualified to be a journalist, now? Or do I have to cover for some people who are actually in power?

By: Omnimavore « Random knowledge

Omnimavore « Random knowledge — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:29:53 +0000

[...] Filed under: Technology — Kurt @ 10:03 pm Apparently I am an omnimavore. What type are you ? Also an omnimavore, or rather a connector or a lackluster veteran [...]

By: Amanda French

Amanda French — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:22:15 +0000

I don't know where "edumacation" and the like originated, but I know what doing that is called -- "tmesis". That's a Greek term of rhetoric, so obviously it's not a new idea. The inserted syllable is neither a "suffix" nor a "prefix," but an "infix".

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:04:48 +0000

And this from the above link, the -ma infix. There’s even a disseration on it. (although alas the link is not working for me)
http://www.langmaker.com/db/Eng_ma.htm

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:00:41 +0000

I know edumacation from The Simpsons but according to this is goes back to at least to 1925 1925 _Bee_ (Danville, Va.) 19 Nov. 7/6 (heading) What is, and by who comes the right idea of edumacation in Danville, Virginia?