tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post4201687179591397030..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Thing To Do Today: be squeamish.Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-38335344229855310482014-06-07T21:18:43.799+01:002014-06-07T21:18:43.799+01:00*Ed squeams for joy!**Ed squeams for joy!*Eddie Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286045359355498275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-18981779612677297732014-06-05T14:03:06.298+01:002014-06-05T14:03:06.298+01:00Gosh, I feel like M Jourdain - I've been phono...Gosh, I feel like M Jourdain - I've been phonosemantic all my life without knowing it.<br />You're dead right, though, Ed, we need the word squeam - and now it's on Google, thanks to you, I suppose we have it. You are a public benefactor!<br />Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-66718991532858828082014-06-05T11:53:25.285+01:002014-06-05T11:53:25.285+01:00'Squeamish' is wonderfully phonosemantic, ...'Squeamish' is wonderfully phonosemantic, and I think it should have an accompanying verb too - 'to squeam' (although 'Don't squeam!" does sound like reproof from someone that can't pronounce their R's, and if anything undermines effective reproof, it's that).Eddie Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286045359355498275noreply@blogger.com