Terminology Enthusiast Mugs

"I'm not a scaredy-cat - I'm phobic."

"Look, I say 'Star Wars' and you say 'Strategic Defense Initiative,' so let's call the whole thing off."

"Papi, are we 'hispanic' or 'Latino'? Of course, both those labels might be wrong. Latins are from Italy and not Spain...but 'hispanic' is a term made up by the government. Some people say we should be called 'Ibero-Indians' but maybe we should identify w

'Eureka! I've just coined the word, 'Eureka'!'

'I'm sure that last ball was lbw.'

Surgeon finds a doohickey on the patient's thingamabob.

Man packing suitcase with French vocabulary

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

"We've decided that it will be better for his later development if we speak to him only in legalese."

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

"Oh, look- French! Let's try it."

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

'Amscray,fuzzbrain - no carnivores allowed

"I know! I know! I K-n-o-w!. . . Um, what was the question?"

'Whoooa,MAN,check out this STORM! It's PELTING down!'

'Stick them up...'

Henry the amazing talking dog.

"Dad, can we have a bedtime narrative?"

'This is the fun part...waiting to find out just what we've ordered.

'I made a hundred on the Spanish test. Gracias.'

Two vending machines for fisherman: 'Live Bait' next to 'Dead as a Doornail Bait'

His Hers Pers Vis Xyrs Hirs TBD

In an unprecedented occurrence, Noah Webster fails his vocabulary test.

"I found out why we study vocabulary. Last night, my mother told me to ruminate, and I spent three hours in my room."

'Alphabet soup? What's alphabet?'

Say it with flowers - available in any language.

'That's not what I meant by 'IV'.'

'Give it to me straight, Doc... is it pronounceable?'

'To them, capital punishment means making them use proper capitalization.'

"We're to stop talking about 'budget cuts'. Apparently it's depressing for staff and clients..."

'Now what? Everything I can pronounce is OFF!'

"Go on, say it again, 'I love you' in Armadillo."

Shrewsbury - pronunciation

The Oxford Comma Coin