Being an editor is often a thankless job, but you get these little rewards now and then. Such as this one, which probably wouldn't mean anything to anyone who doesn't love words as much as I do, but was a nice treat for me…
One of my colleagues had used "harrumphed" in an editorial I was editing, and I decided that I would check the spelling, on the off chance that it was actually in the Webster's New World College Dictionary, which is the one we use as an official arbiter in our style rules.
And it was! Which I thought was way cool. Also, I believe it's correct to call it an onomatopoeia, which doubles the fun, since that's a fun word to say.
Finally, it allowed me to use my favorite line from "Blazing Saddles" as a blog headline.
And who says editors don't have fun?
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Does your assonance matter much?
Is consonance a blank think or a hot thought?
Suiting sound to the sense is onomatopoeia, but it’s also alliteration.
Try as I might, I can’t rhyme harrumph, though “Mein Kampf? Harrumph” has some oomph.
now go DO that VOODOO that you DO So WELLLLLL……
now go DO that VOODOO that you DO So WELLLLLL……
Or, as Ben Stein would say, “Something-D-O-O economics…”
OK, so much for intelligent comment.
We just got a “harrumph” outta p.m.
That was my original reaction to “Blazing Saddles” anyway. Didn’t work for me.
nice pot! i like the way you collect all the information! i live your content, your such a good editor! keep posting,,
-altheya-
nice post! i like the way you collect all the information! i live your content, your such a good editor! keep posting,,
-altheya-