tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post5188875200492876030..comments2024-01-28T21:33:18.654-08:00Comments on VANESSA GEBBIE'S BLOG: WORDS, SOUNDS, MEANINGSVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-67970264748770379382012-02-02T13:58:02.533-08:002012-02-02T13:58:02.533-08:00I must have had a strange childhood, too, Vanessa....I must have had a strange childhood, too, Vanessa. I also used to have similar thoughts about words. Still do. Happy? Who decided that bubble of joy was called 'happy' or heureux or whatever? (Language skills fizzle out there.) I also noticed from an early age that the more I repeated a word aloud, the stranger it sounded.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-9875076403342465182012-01-16T00:50:55.990-08:002012-01-16T00:50:55.990-08:00Amazing! I have 'table' plus French and It...Amazing! I have 'table' plus French and Italian translations swimming in my head now. You must have had a very intense childhood! Best, catchillcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360989103518880339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-53662526978347437602012-01-14T20:39:40.812-08:002012-01-14T20:39:40.812-08:00I love it when words "happen" like that....I love it when words "happen" like that...when you absolutely have to rush to the dictionary to make sure you really do know where the word comes from. That is is so much fun!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com