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Magnetic Poetry Kit: Original $13.70 This is the kit that started it all. This original kit has over 400 words and word fragments for literally billions of poetic possibilities. Reveal creative parts of yourself you never knew existed or just leave messages on your fridge or any other magnetic surface….

Magnetic Poetry – Little Box of Happiness Words $5.42 From the makers of the original Magnetic Poetry Kit. This little kit contains 72 word magnets in a tin container. Share your happiness in poetry….

Magnetic Poetry Kit: Zombie $6.99 From the makers of the original Magnetic Poetry Kit – over 200 word magnets of the damned. A box of ravenous yet slow-moving magnets….

LeapFrog: Letter Factory $6.73 Have Fun learning about letters and their sounds! LeapFrog characters spring to life in this engaging and educational DVD. Popular LeapFrog characters, Leap, Lily and Tad go on a wild adventure to the Letter Factory. Led by wacky Professor Quigley, Tad joins Js jumping on trampolines and Ks practicing karate kicks as new letters learn their sounds. Fun songs will have kids singing letter sounds in…

LeapFrog: Talking Words Factory $5.00 Building words is an exciting and empowering experience for young children (and frogs) who have mastered individual letters and their sounds. When young Tad wants to nominate his Dad for a “Best Dad” contest he asks his brother Leap and sister Lily for some help filling out the application. The three young frogs go see Professor Quigley at their Father’s Talking Word Factory for a little instructi…

Magnetic Poetry Kit, Erotic Edition – 1 ea $12.50 Filthy! And how these certain (thousands and thousands of) customers love it! They send us enthusiastic letters to share their dirty ditties! They are, like, so immature, and we think they need to, like, take a cold shower or something….

Walkstool Comfort 26 inch XXL Compact Stool Portable Folding Chair with Case for sports & travel Photography $94.95 Walkstool is a unique company making an even more unique and extremely useful product. The Walkstool Comfort is born of fine Swedish engineering and provides a portable posterior platform – in other words, a seat for all occasions. Whereas a folding chair or stool is nothing new, this Walkstool’s clever design makes it stand out from the rest. The two primary issues Walkstool’s designers focused o…

MAGNETIC FRIDGE POETRY KIT + SUNRISE CLOCK RADIO WITH IPOD DOCK / BOOMBOX Kit Includes: Magnetic Poetry Kit: This magnetic muse is guaranteed to spark your imagination and give you the voice of The Poet. The Poet Kit is a set of words perfectly suited for creating evocative lines of poetry. Magnetic Poetry kit provides hours of silent musing, earnest discussion and riotous laughter! Place right on your fridge and get random thoughts of creativity expressed while ge…

Desktop Poet – Fridge Poetry for Windows $29.99 Desktop Poet is ‘fridge poetry for your desktop! Desktop Poet presents you with your choice of hundreds of word tileson your desktop or virtual fridge area. Compose imaginative prose by forming words into sentences or phrases or just take a break from the stresses of life, free your mind and doodle or brainstorm to your heart’s content! Who needsDesktop Poet? Poets Writers …

Blue’s Clues Kindergarten $12.95 Periwinkle is going to start school soon, and the thought is making him quite nervous! Playing kindergarten at home seems just the way to alleviate his anxieties. In Blue’s Clues Kindergarten, Blue, Tickety, and Joe do just that, setting up classrooms all over the house. This game lets young players show Periwinkle the early-education ropes, guiding him through math, science, reading, and time-te…

Into The Fridge $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever.

The Fridge $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go.

Fridge $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever.

Words $10 Words

Koolatron CVF18 Retro CocaCola 10CanCapacity Vending Fridge $228.15 Starting with our flagship product line of 12V portable thermoelectric cooler today we have expanded to manufacture a wide range of consumer items. Koolatron products are marketed worldwide. Collectors will love the CocaColathemed detailing on this retro vending fridge. Its red exterior features the CocaCola logo in white and the words Ice Cold below the open compartment at the bottom. The unit can hold up to 10 12ounce cans and a tall window in the door displays up to five different choices at a time. To further evoke a nostalgic trip down memory lane the fridge will dispense the beverage of choice at the push of a button vendingmachine style. The unit cools up to 32 degrees F below the ambient temperature and its thermoelectric cooling system runs quietly and efficiently without any of the noise or vibration associated with compressorstyle units. The vending fridge runs on 110volt AC power for use at home or at the office but can also operate using 12volt DC power for tailgating parties or when entertaining on a boat. The retrostyle fridge measures 182/3 by 12 by 281/2 inches. The Retro Vending Fridge will appeal to the older generation as it takes them down memory lane. It is not only functional as it dispenses cans but will elicit nostalgia. Cools to 32degree F below the ambient temperature. Operates on 12V DC plugin for car or boat and/or 110V AC outlet for the office or home. Retrostyle CocaCola fridge holds up to 10 12ounce cans. Tall window display; dispenses cans vendingmachine style. Cools up to 32 degrees F below the ambient temperature. Thermoelectric system; runs on 110volt AC or 12volt DC power. Measures 182/3 by 12 by 281/2 inches.

The Shivers In The Fridge $11.03 The Shivers In The Fridge

Icons Fridge $10 Icons Fridge

Mom at Fridge $24.99 Mom at Fridge – Premium Poster

Fridge 1970s $19.99 Fridge 1970s – Photographic Print

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Learning Aid Kit $69.95 This kit includes our best-selling, award-winning magnetic learning aids in one convenient classroom kit. Students learn letter names and sounds through engaging audio and songs. Students can practice matching skills and learn animal names. Lights and music engage students senses and encourage them to learn numbers, letters and counting. Activities challenge students to build three-letter words using their knowledge of letters and letter sounds.

Open Fridge $19.99 Chaloner Woods Open Fridge – Photographic Print

Doggie at the Fridge $34.99 Linda Braucht Doggie at the Fridge – Giclee Print

These Words $10 These Words – Natasha Bedingfield

Fridge-a-Tote $29.95 The Kelty Fridge-a-Tote is a freestanding cooler disguised as a stylish tote.

Coca-Cola® Personal Fridge $49.99 Coca-Cola® Personal Fridge,

Fridge Patrol $19.95 You just put in your leftover lasagna in the fridge. You really want it for tomorrow’s lunch however you know the late night food heist is going to go down. This is a job for Fridge Patrol. That’s right once the fridge door is opened this guard of the goodies goes into action with flashlight shining and halting the intruder with one of his 5 funny remarks including: “Get back or you’re going down!” Can also be used as a room guard/alarm.

Obie Fridge Fridge Magnet by CafePress $4 Every fridge should have one Fridge Magnet Stick ‘em up with our fun and functional magnets. Holds refrigerator notes, photos, dress up a school locker, room or workspace. Adds stylish fun to any room. Collect ‘em, trade ‘em. 2.25 inch diameter. Metal shell. Flat magnet

Personal Fridge $49.99 The Coca-Cola Personal Fridge is great gift for the Coca-Cola lover, and is also handy for the work desk or office. This personal fridge has a 4 litre capacity and is able to hold six (6) 12 oz. cans or four (4) 500ml bottles. Cools up to 32 degrees below ambient temperature. Features self-locking door handle and solid state thermoelectric cooling.

Cube Fridge $59.99 The Coca-Cola Personal Cube Fridge is great gift for the Coca-Cola lover, and is also handy for the work desk or office. Coca-Cola is the most collected brand in the marketplace. This cube fridge has a 7 liter capacity and can hold up to nine (9) 12 oz. cans and cools up to 35 degrees below ambient temperature. Features solid state thermoelectric cooling. Lightweight, compact and portable. For use at home or in the car.

Fridge to Go Roller Fridge 24 $47.99 Fridge-to-go Roller Fridge 24 The patented Surround Cooling technology of the Fridge-to-go Roller Fridge 24 creates a refrigerator-like environment inside the cooler, enveloping its contents with cold air – just like your refrigerator at home. The result is a portable cooling tote that can chill from room temperature and keep food and drink cool all day long, all without extra ice or ice-packs. Fridge-to-go was created by an avid golfer, looking for a better solution to keep his drinks cold while on the golf course. By building the cooling panels into the bag, Fridge-to-go works more efficiently, longer, and weighs less. Its like taking your fridge to the golf course with you. Simply store the three removable chilling panels in the freezer overnight. When ready to use, remove them from the freezer, replace them in the Roller Fridge 24, fill, and go. Fridge-to-go works best when full, unlike traditional coolers that require ice-packs. It keeps contents cold for up to 12 hours, and the vertical orientation makes it perfect for carrying taller water bottles. Additional features: 24-can capacity 12-hour cooling performance Removable trolley No ice or ice packs needed Removable panels add flexibility for carrying full or lighter loads Wipe-clean interior Vertical orientation (smaller footprint) Hook-and-loop front pocket Two mesh side pockets

Getting Old…In The Fridge $21.99 Getting Old…In The Fridge – T-Shirt

Mom and Kids by the Fridge $19.99 Mom and Kids by the Fridge – Premium Poster

Fridge Carafe, $71 Perfect for water, juice and iced tea, which can be brewed directly in the carafe using the tea filter from an Eva Solo tea maker. Fits most fridge doors. With or without a neoprene cover to keep the contents cold longer. Patented lip for drip-free pouring. 1 litre.

Fridge Carafe $71 Perfect for water, juice and iced tea, which can be brewed directly in the carafe using the tea filter from an Eva Solo tea maker. Fits most fridge doors. With or without a neoprene cover to keep the contents cold longer. Patented lip for drip-free pouring. 1 litre.

Alvin MAG3000 Original Mag Poetry Kit 450 Pc $14.99 Designed by a cab driver and songwriter as a tool to develop song lyrics, Original Edition Magnetic Poetry Kit is still a huge hit more than ten years after its launch. Unabridge the fridge with some frenetic magnetic polemic. The Original Edition includes over 400 magnets containing words and word fragments that await your next flash of in-the-kitchen verbal genius. Magnets come in clear plastic box, and the set includes brief introductory guide to magnetic poetry.

Andy Bumatai’s Pidgin on Da Fridge: 600 Magnetic Words $12.32 Used

Andy Bumatai’s Pidgin on da Fridge $14.95 Dis kit, full of magnetic pidgin words, is da saving grace for pidgin. Dis goin ensure the survival of da Pidgin Language. Forget da whales and da pandas – pidgin stay more endangered den anyting else in maybe even da world even. We stay in grave kine danger of losing da ability for talk story li’dis because get all kine proper English-kine talking haoles moving to da islands. Even kama’aina no like talk pidgin bumbye no can get one job. But nah brah, we tink should have one pidgin aptitude test everyone gotta take befo get one job ovah hea. We wen talk to Walter Dods, he wen agree too. Serious kine, everyone on dis rock should be able fo say to dare boss or coworker, “Eh no make li’dat to me bu, bumbye I goin . . . “. And da keiki gotta fo say to dare parents, “Eh we go grind already, I stay hungry”. And da teenage boys gotta be able fo say to each oddah, “Ho, you wen see dat wahine, she was making so nice kine to me garens I goin puinsai” ! Dis kit is one absolute must-have if you like celebrate da spoken pidgin word! In fact, everyone should stay buy 2 copies, one fo keep as one collector’s item, and one fo play around wit eryday. We wen talk to all all kine people and wrote down all da words we could tink of, more den 600 in all. Includes words like bakatare, braddah, hamajang, kolohe, nuff, primo, rippah, score, smacks, shame, and townie. (English Translation) This kit, full of magnetic words in the pidgin language, is a saving grace. This will ensure the survival of the pidgin language. Forget the whales and the panda bears, pidgin is the most endangered thing in the world. We are in grave danger of losing this language because there are many, uh, people moving to theIslands who only speak proper English. Even the locals don’t like to speak pidgin lest it negatively affect their chances of scoring a good job. We believe that people should have to undergo a pidgin aptitude test before being offered a position in Hawai’i. A prominent local executive,

Diary of a Young Wanton Wench $6.88 Used – This is not my diary but a “found text” of someone else’s words. I moved into an apartment by the college last year and later, when the fridge broke down and the landlord had it replaced, there was this diary behind the fridge. The author, a young lady, only says her name is Jenny. Sure, there’s plenty of hot sex but this is also a text of modern times, the story of how an eighteen year old freshman in college loses her virginity, gives her first BJ, experiments with BDSM, falls in love,

Diary of a Young Wanton Wench $6.88 New – This is not my diary but a “found text” of someone else’s words. I moved into an apartment by the college last year and later, when the fridge broke down and the landlord had it replaced, there was this diary behind the fridge. The author, a young lady, only says her name is Jenny. Sure, there’s plenty of hot sex but this is also a text of modern times, the story of how an eighteen year old freshman in college loses her virginity, gives her first BJ, experiments with BDSM, falls in love, h

Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Learning Kitchen $49.25 The Laugh Learn Learning Kitchen is filled with learning and fun for baby in both English and Spanish! Open the refrigerator door to see the light come on learn about opposites or hear a sung song. Inside the fridge theres yummy food and shape sorting fun. Baby can flip the page on the flip book to hear about foods and learn about shapes and colors. On the other side of the kitchen baby can flip the light switch on and off turn on the faucet open the oven door or roll the roller on the clock. There are 4 modes of play: Learning Learning in Spanish Music and Imagination. More than 15 sung songs and tunes.Helps baby learn through everyday experiences! Promotes understanding of objects numbers letters colors and shapes. Teaches in English and Spanish. Expands vocabulary with new words and greetings. Fosters thinking skills and encourages problem-solving with numerous action/reaction activities. Reinforces learning concepts through delightful music sounds and songs Teaches: Letters A-Z Numbers Counting Spanish Words Shapes Colors Opposites Greetings Manners and more!

Fridge Friend, Freddie’s First Words $29.95 New

Kalorik Mini Cooler $249.99 Collectors will love the retro-themed detailing on this nostalgic vending fridge. The red exterior features the Drink O Matic logo in polished chrome and the words ‘Ice Cold’ below the open compartment at the bottom.

Kalorik Mini cooler – Team International Group of America, Inc – MCL 36711 $249.99 RIK1306: Collectors will love the RETRO themed detailing on this nostalgic vending fridge. Its red exterior features the Drink O Matic logo in polished chrome and the words Ice Cold below the open compartment at the bottom. To further evoke a nostalgic trip down memory lane, the fridge will dispense the beverage of choice at the push of a button vending-machine style. The unit cools up to 30 degrees F below the ambient temperature and its thermoelectric cooling system runs quietly and efficiently, without any of the noise or vibration associated with compressor-style units. The vending fridge runs on 110-volt AC power for use at home or at the office, but can also operate using 12-volt DC power for tailgating parties or when entertaining on a boat. Features: -Mini cooler. -Includes individual export carton / mail order box. -Can cooler with automatic dispenser function. -With thermostat regulation. -Holds 12 cans. -Chrome logo. -UL adapter. -Patented design. -Chrome handle and window frame. -Thermoelectric cooling with Peltier elements – CFC free. -6 Press buttons: Only press a button and retrieve cold can in the dispenser area. -Cooling by 15 to 18C (27 to 32F and 75F ambient) below ambient temperature. -Dimensions: 21.5 H x 14.5 W x 13.2 D.

Koolatron CVF18 Retro Coca-Cola 10-Can-Capacity Vending Fridge $195 Starting with our flagship product line of 12V portable thermoelectric cooler today we have expanded to manufacture a wide range of consumer items. Koolatron products are marketed worldwide. Collectors will love the Coca-Cola-themed detailing on this retro vending fridge. Its red exterior features the Coca-Cola logo in white and the words Ice Cold below the open compartment at the bottom. The unit can hold up to 10 12-ounce cans and a tall window in the door displays up to five different choices at a time. To further evoke a nostalgic trip down memory lane the fridge will dispense the beverage of choice at the push of a button vending-machine style. The unit cools up to 32 degrees F below the ambient temperature and its thermoelectric cooling system runs quietly and efficiently without any of the noise or vibration associated with compressor-style units. The vending fridge runs on 110-volt AC power for use at home or at the office but can also operate using 12-volt DC power for tailgating parties or when entertaining on a boat. The retro-style fridge measures 18-2/3 by 12 by 28-1/2 inches. The Retro Vending Fridge will appeal to the older generation as it takes them down memory lane. It is not only functional as it dispenses cans but will elicit nostalgia. Cools to 32-degree F below the ambient temperature. Operates on 12V DC plug-in for car or boat and/or 110V AC outlet for the office or home. Retro-style Coca-Cola fridge holds up to 10 12-ounce cans. Tall window display; dispenses cans vending-machine style. Cools up to 32 degrees F below the ambient temperature. Thermoelectric system; runs on 110-volt AC or 12-volt DC power. Measures 18-2/3 by 12 by 28-1/2 inches.

LeapFrog: Word Whammer Fridge Phonics $31.78 With LeapFrog’s Word Whammer Fridge Phonics, you can create over 325 three-letter words with magnetic letters that sing and teach! These interactive, magnetic letters are based on the LeapFrog Talking Words Factory video. What’s a Word Whammer? It’s a machine that teaches kids letter names, letter sounds, and how letter sounds blend together to make words! Features 3 modes of play. In Letter Hunt children learn letter names and sounds through fun songs! With Word Builder children explore letter combinations and create over 325 words! In Word Hunt children can spell three-letter words, then replace letters to make rhyming words! Lights follow each letter during play to reinforce the learning! Includes letters A through Z, plus 6 additional letters (E, O, D, G, M and P), so kids can spell words like MOM and DAD! Letters and magnetic letter reader attach securely to the refrigerator. Volume control and 3 AAA batteries included. LeapFrog is a leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative, technology-based educational products and related proprietary content and learning toys and learning games. LeapFrog is 100% focused on developing products that will provide the most engaging, effective learning experience – for all ages, in school or home, around the world. The LeapFrog Learning Path lets you see the skills your child is exploring with LeapFrog, see time spent playing, challenge level and more, find learning ideas to match your child’s passions, and discover your child’s favorite activities. The LeapFrog learning toy experience unites the three key elements that truly set LeapFrog products apart: a rigorous, proven learning toy methodology, compelling multi-layered content, and delivered content and learning toy experience through the use of technology that is intuitive, invisible and engaging. Leapfrog’s Learning Toys include, Leapster, TAG, TAG Jr., DIDJ, Zippity, My First Leap pad, Learn and Groove and my Puppy Pal(Colors/Styles May Vary).

Little Book of Wrong Shui: How to Drastically Improve Your Life by Basically Moving Stuff Around $0.97 The Little Book of Wrong Shui Feng Shui’s third cousin twice removed, wrong shui (Rong Shoe-Ee), “shows you exactly how to misplace your wealth area, destroy relationships, and flush all your money down the toilet.” It also includes a brief introduction to Wrong Shui Astrology. The Little Book of Wrong Shui teaches the art of moving stuff around and other key principles such as:o To encourage conversation always have one fewer chair than there are guests at a dinner party.o A chipped plate is very bad Wrong Shui. But a plate of chips is very good.o Always remember that in the journey of life two wrongs don’t make a right, but three rights make a left.o Store food in your fridge alphabetically.o In any conversation, the gaps between the words the other person speaks allows negative energies to slip through and reach you. To avoid this danger endeavor to fill these gaps with low, atonal humming.o Attract visitors to your home by placing stereo, video, and computer equipment where they can be seen from the road.o If your neighbor has a satellite dish pointing in your direction, this focuses harmful “secret arrows” onto your home. Wait till night, then take the dish down.

Little Box of Words – Encouragement $5.95 This collection of 72 encouraging, loving or happy word magnets is the perfect little gift for someone who needs lift, a little love or some day brightening words. Put them on your fridge or any steel surface to keep encouragement, love or happiness hanging around all the time. Actual box is 1.75 x 2.25 inches.

Little Box of Words – Happiness $5.95 This collection of 72 encouraging, loving or happy word magnets is the perfect little gift for someone who needs lift, a little love or some day brightening words. Put them on your fridge or any steel surface to keep encouragement, love or happiness hanging around all the time. Actual box is 1.75 x 2.25 inches.

Magnetic Frame(Case of 96) $191.04 Magnetic Frame(Case of 96)

Magnetic Poetry Kit, Erotic Edition $22.99 Let us count the ways… Explore endless creative possibilities as you and your partner create steamy poetry from magnetic word tiles that install on your fridge or any steel surface. Includes 400 words and word fragments for hours of poetic possibilities.

Magnetic Poetry Kit: Romance $18.99 It’s the Romance Edition of Magnetic Poetry-whisper sweet nothings that stick to your fridge, locker, or any steel surface. It’s a box of words as lethal as a quiver of Cupid’s arrows. A sonnet? Dog gone it, get on it! Inside the clear plastic storage box are more than 400 words and word fragments specially designed for your inner creative love monkey. Also includes idea-packed introductory guide to the world of magnetic poetry!

Magnetic Poetry Kit: Zombie $11.15 A crowd of flesh-eating zombies is stumbling through the streets and you need to write a poem about them before it’s too late! Fortunately, you’ll find the words you’re looking for in the Magnetic Poetry Zombie Kit. Compose a haiku to the half-dead or just a few lines about these slow-footed monsters. Open up a box and release an army of zombies on your fridge.

Magnetic Poetry Mixed Up Party, Current Edition 3173 $12.95 Make your fridge door the life of the party! This collection of celebration-related words and phrases will draw even more people into the kitchen as they meet, mingle and compose hilarities. Contains about 200 magnetic word and phrase tiles. Tile height is .375” and package size is 4.75”w x 3”h x 1.25”d.

Magnetic Poetry Queer Kit, Current Edition 3160 $12.95 Take your poetry out of the closet and put your pride on the fridge with this fabulous collection, including words like brother, drag, leather, lesbian, partner and pleasure. Kit contains over 200 themed magnetic word tiles. Tile height is .375” and package size is 4.75”w x 3”h x 1.25”d.

Monty Python Flying Circus Boxed 2pk $19.95 These brilliant DVDs also feature extra tidbits like Monty karaoke, a Pythonism glossary, Gillianimations gallery & more! Episode 33 Biggles dictates a letter, Climbing the north face of the Uxbridge Road, Lifeboat, Old Lady snoopers, Storage jars, The show so far, Cheese shop, Philip Jenkinson on Cheese Westerns, Sam Peckinpah’s Salad Days, Apology, The news with Richard Baker, Seashore interlude film Episode 34 Mr Pither, Clodagh Rogers, Trotsky, Smolensk, Bingo-crazed Chinese, Jack in a Box Episode 35Bomb on plane, A naked man, Ten seconds of sex, Housing project built by characters from nineteenth-century English literature, MI interchange built by characters from Paradise Lost, Mystico and Janet — flats built by hypnosis, Mortuary Hour, The Olympic hide-and-seek final, The Cheap-Laughs, Bull-fighting, The British Well-Basically Club, Prices on the planet Algon Episode 36 Tudor jobs agency, ornographic bookshop, Elizabethan pornography smugglers, Silly disturbances (the Rev. Arthur Belling), The free repetition of doubtful words sketch, by an underrated author, Is there? – life after death?, The man who says words in the wrong order, Thripshaw’s disease, Silly noises, Sherry-drinking vicar Episode 37 Boxing Tonight — Jack Bodell v. Sir Kenneth Clark, Dennis Moore, Lupins, What the stars foretell, Doctor, TV4 or not TV4 discussion, Ideal Loon Exhibition, Off-License, Prejudice Episode 38Party Political Broadcast (choreographed), A Book at Bedtime, Redgauntlet, Kamikaze Scotsmen, No time to lose, Penguins, BBC programme planners, Unexploded Scotsman, Spot the Loony, Rival documentaries, Dad’s Doctors (trail), Dad’s Pooves (trail) Episode 39 Thames TV introduction, Light Entertainment Awards, Dickie Attenborough, Oscar Wilde sketch, David Niven’s fridge, Pasolini’s film The Third Test match, New brain from Curry’s, Blood

Monty Python Set 6-Flying Circus Boxed 3pk $7.39 Episode 33 Biggles dictates a letter, Climbing the north face of the Uxbridge Road, Lifeboat, Old Lady snoopers, Storage jars, The show so far, Cheese shop, Philip Jenkinson on Cheese Westerns, Sam Peckinpah’s Salad Days, Apology, The news with Richard Baker, Seashore interlude film Episode 34 Mr Pither, Clodagh Rogers, Trotsky, Smolensk, Bingo-crazed Chinese, Jack in a Box Episode 35Bomb on plane, A naked man, Ten seconds of sex, Housing project built by characters from nineteenth-century English literature, MI interchange built by characters from Paradise Lost, Mystico and Janet — flats built by hypnosis, Mortuary Hour, The Olympic hide-and-seek final, The Cheap-Laughs, Bull-fighting, The British Well-Basically Club, Prices on the planet Algon Episode 36 Tudor jobs agency, ornographic bookshop, Elizabethan pornography smugglers, Silly disturbances (the Rev. Arthur Belling), The free repetition of doubtful words sketch, by an underrated author, Is there? – life after death?, The man who says words in the wrong order, Thripshaw’s disease, Silly noises, Sherry-drinking vicar Episode 37 Boxing Tonight — Jack Bodell v. Sir Kenneth Clark, Dennis Moore, Lupins, What the stars foretell, Doctor, TV4 or not TV4 discussion, Ideal Loon Exhibition, Off-License, Prejudice Episode 38Party Political Broadcast (choreographed), A Book at Bedtime, Redgauntlet, Kamikaze Scotsmen, No time to lose, Penguins, BBC programme planners, Unexploded Scotsman, Spot the Loony, Rival documentaries, Dad’s Doctors (trail), Dad’s Pooves (trail) Episode 39 Thames TV introduction, Light Entertainment Awards, Dickie Attenborough, Oscar Wilde sketch, David Niven’s fridge, Pasolini’s film The Third Test match, New brain from Curry’s, Blood donor, International Wife-Swapping, Credits of the Year, The dirty vicar sketch

New Magnetic Letters $17.55 New – This new edition of the “Letterland Magnetic Letters” are great for children to experiment with word building on the fridge, a metal tray or any other metallic surface. The set comes complete with the long vowels, plain vowels and instructions so even irregular words can be constructed accurately. It includes 62 pieces.

New Magnetic Letters $8.74 Used – This new edition of the “Letterland Magnetic Letters” are great for children to experiment with word building on the fridge, a metal tray or any other metallic surface. The set comes complete with the long vowels, plain vowels and instructions so even irregular words can be constructed accurately. It includes 62 pieces.

New Magnetic Letters $17.55 Used – This new edition of the “Letterland Magnetic Letters” are great for children to experiment with word building on the fridge, a metal tray or any other metallic surface. The set comes complete with the long vowels, plain vowels and instructions so even irregular words can be constructed accurately. It includes 62 pieces.

New Magnetic Letters $42.95 New – This new edition of the “Letterland Magnetic Letters” are great for children to experiment with word building on the fridge, a metal tray or any other metallic surface. The set comes complete with the long vowels, plain vowels and instructions so even irregular words can be constructed accurately. It includes 62 pieces.

Really Big Words for Kids $20.17 They are big! These have been seen everywhere from classroom boards to word walls in a child’s playroom to vehicles, not to mention the ever-popular steel fridge. Kit includes 100 really big magnetic word tiles, packaged in an awesome metal lunchbox.

Rock & Roll Magnetic Poetry Kit $9.48 With the Magnetic Poetry Rock & Roll Kit you can spell out all your wildest rock star dreams-just grab a few magnets and rock out with your talk out! Includes over 240 rocktacular magnetized words and word fragments! No need to ‘mullet’ over, dig in and crank it up-stick them to your fridge, your locker, or any steel surface. Magnet set comes in a clear plastic box.

Solid Waterproof Erasable Christmas Tree Stickers $4.99 Having quality assurance, this Christmas tree sticker can be pasted at any place where are smooth and even such as wall, fridge, glass and furniture. As cheap as possible, this Christmas tree sticker can be also written down some words and messages with chalks or highlight pens. As a waterproof Christmas tree sticker, its cover is against water. So, with a personalized sticker, you will better enjoy yourself.

The Crocodile Blues $0.01 A quirky mystery featuring jazzy artwork and intriguing gatefolds! This near-wordless story is so much fun that you’ll be improvising aloud as the plot unfolds.It begins with an egg (no ordinary egg) and an unsuspecting fellow. And then with a CRACK — and a furtive peek in the fridge — this offbeat story is off and running! Before we know it, our hero is hiding under the bed. Next he is fleeing out the door and setting himself up in some safe new digs, until — swoosh — a strange invitation arrives. Both humorously retro and wholly original, with very few words and plenty of double takes, THE CROCODILE BLUES is a book with creative bite that will leave readers anything but blue.

Leapfrog Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder

Word formation and formation of word process

Nowadays, the terms ‘word formation’ does not have a clear cut, universally accepted usage. It is sometimes referred to all processes connected with changing the form of the word by, for example, affixation, which is a matter of morphology. In its wider sense word formation denotes the processes of creation of new lexical units. Although it seems that the difference between morphological change of a word and creation of a new term is quite easy to perceive, there is sometimes a dispute as to whether blending is still a morphological change or making a new word. There are, of course, numerous word formation processes that do not arouse any controversies and are very similar in the majority of languages. One of the distinctive properties of human language is creativity, by which we mean the ability of native speakers of a language to produce and understand new forms in their language. Even though creativity is most apparent when it comes to sentence formation, it is also manifest in our lexical knowledge, where new words are added to our mental lexicon regularly. In this paper the most comprehensive expositions of word formation processes that speakers of a language use regularly (and unconsciously too) to create new words in their language are presented.

 

                  Compounding

Noun+Noun

The most common type of word formation is the combination of two (or more) nouns in order to form a resulting noun:

Noun + Noun = Noun

Examples: landmine, wallpaper, toothbrush

The first of the two compounds may be descriptive (i.e. tablecloth, a cloth with which to clean [or cloth] tables), or both compounds may create a whole new meaning altogether (i.e railroad, which is not a “road” in the typical sense of the word.) It is also possible to form words whose components are equally important to or descriptive of its meaning, for example, a washer-dryer refers to an object combining two functions.

There are, of course, many more different ways how compound nouns can be related to each other and how their new meanings can best be explained grammatically. In most cases, however, the nature of these compounds is self-explanantory, and their meanings are quite comprehensible even for those who encounter them for the first time.

Note that compound nouns usually appear as two separate words, only those more commonly used, those found in every-day language, and usually compounds with no more than three syllables are found as one word. Hyphens (-) between the segments of a compound noun are absolutely exceptional. Examples:

windowsill (the sill attached under a window), shopwindow (a shop’s window), doorkey (a key for the door), bookpage (a page in a book), silverspoon (a spoon made of silver), waterpipe (a pipe that carries water), dockyard (a yard for docks), fireman (somebody who fights fire), wallpaper (“paper” one glues to walls), Independence Day (anniversary of the Declaration of Independence), office supply (goods for office use), water shortage (shortage of water), labour riot (employees rioting), television set (a set for watching television), headache (an aching head), snowfall (snow falling), answerphone (a phone that answers), air-conditioner (a machine conditioning air), gunfight (a fight carried out with guns)

Verb+Noun

Here verbs describe what is done with an object or what a subject “does”, in short, a new noun is formed, usually referring to something concrete, and the verb defines the action related to it:

Verb + Noun = Noun: draw + bridge = drawbridge.

A drawbridge is a bridge that can be inclined in order to allow ships to pass, or “drawn”. Here, the noun is the direct object.

hitman = a man who carries out “dirty jobs”, or, who “hits”. Here, the word as part of speech is the subject.

Besides that, both segments can be related in other ways, i.e. the noun may stand for a adverb of place: walkway = people walk on the walkway.

The usual rules apply to spelling. More examples:

walkway (a way to walk on), divecenter (a place where one goes diving), runway (a strip of flat land where aircraft start or land ["run"]), filter-paper (paper used for filtering liquids or gases), driveway (a road leading to a garage or a building), payday (the day one receives his or her salary), paycheck (a check used for the payment of wages or salaries),

Noun+Adjective

Nouns and adjectives can also be compounded in the opposite order:

Noun + Adjective = Adjective

Camera + shy = camera-shy (Shy in respect of appearing or speaking before cameras).

In this case, the resultant is an adjective, while the noun explains the objective.

Another possibility is that the noun supports the adjective, i.e. as an intensifier:

dirt-cheap = cheap as dirt; paper-thin = thin as paper

Those rules do also apply to the linking of nouns and participial adjectives:

English-speaking; soul-destroying; frost-bitten

More common and shorter compounds appear as one word whereas those longer and less common are linked by a hyphen. More examples of all subtypes:

waterproof (proof or resistant against water), seaworthy (a ship withstanding the dangers of the sea), airworthy (an aircraft safely flyable), blameworthy (a person deserving blame), book worthy (something worth being published), trustworthy (somebody who can be trusted), jet black (deep black), footsore (having a sore foot), heart-sick (a person suffering from heart disease), seasick (being sick from the effects of a stormy sea), home-made (made privately at home), power-mad (mad about or craving power), color-blind (unable to discriminate colors other than black and white and grey),

Other Compounds

There are various other types of compounds. A selection of which is shown below.

Adjective+Adjective

Bitter-sweet, deaf-mute, aural-oral, Anglo-Saxon

Adjective + Participle

Far-reaching, far fetched, narrow-minded, single-minded, high-climbing, low-yielding, red-painted, bare-handed

Prefixes

In contrast to compounding, affixation links so-called prefixes and suffixes, which are not independent words, to words of all types. The type of affix determines the effect the affixation will have on the word. Here, we discuss supportive and opposing prefixes. They are used to express support for or disapproval of whatever is expressed by the word they’re attached to.

Supportive and opposing Prefixes (Prefixes of attitude)

Pro = on the side of, supporting: pro-choice, pro-life, pro-market, pro-libertarian; added to: nouns, adjectives of denomination.

Anti = against, counteracting: anti-missile, anti-social, antibody, anti-abortion, anti-regulatory; = antagonistic: anti-hero, antichrist; added to: nouns, adverbs, denominal adjectives.

Counter = in opposition to: to counteract, counter-revolution, counter-example, counter-espionage, counter-productive; added to: verbs, abstract nouns, adjectives.

Contra = contrasting, against: contraception, contraindicate, contra flow, contradistinction; added to: abstract nouns, verbs.

Negative Prefixes

A rough outline of negative prefixes and their usage is given below.

a = not, lacking in, not affected by, devoid of quality: atheist, amoral (not subject to moral standards), asymmetry, apolitical, asexual; added to: adjectives, nouns.

dis = not, absolute opposite of what is meant by the second element: disloyal, distrust, disagree, dislike, disfavour, disadvantage; added to: adjectives, abstract nouns, verbs.

UN = not, the opposite of; before words of French origin: in-, il-(before l), im-(before p), ir-(before r). Note: These are the most commonly used prefixes of negation. Examples: unfair, unassuming, unexpected, unproductive, insane, injustice, intolerance, impatience, imperfect, irregular, illegal, incapable, illogical, improper, irrelevant; added to: adjectives, participles (only un-).

non = not, not regarded as: non-stop, non-interference, non-aggression, non-smoker, non-drip (paint), non-person, non-event; added to: varios types of words and expressions, mainly nouns and verbs.

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Prefixes of Place (Locative Prefixes)

Locative prefixes determine the place, or relative place, or (relative) direction, of action or objects. Also, abstract nouns and processes or relations are determined in terms of locality. Perhaps a look at the following will provide a clear picture:

ante = before (locally): antechamber, anteroom; added to: nouns.

circum = around: circumnavigate, circumlocution, circumcision; added to: verbs, nouns.

extra = outside, beyond: extramarital, extracurricular, extrasensory, extra-pay; added to: adjectivs, nouns.

fore = in front, front part of: forefinger, foreskin, forecourt, forehead; added to: nouns.

in = inside, into: also il-, im-, ir- ingathering, indoors, in-patient (not impatient); added to: participles, nouns.

inter = between, in between: interracial, international, interdisciplinary, interrace; added to: adjectives, nouns.

intra = inside: intramural, intra-uterine, intravenous; added to: adjectives.

supra = above: supranational, supramundane; added to: adjectives.

sur = above: surtax, surcharge, surtitle; nouns, verbs.

tele = at a distance: telecommunication, television; added to: nouns, verbs.

trans = across: transatlantic, transnational, transsexual; added to: adjectives, geographical names.

ultra = beyond, excessively, extremely: ultra-violet, ultra-sonic, ultra-modest, ultra-thin, ultra-modern, ultra-orthodox; added to: adjectives.

under = below: underground, undercarriage, underclothes; added to: nouns; = too little; undercharge, underpay, undercook, undervalue: added to: verbs; = subordinate: under-secretary, underclass, underling; added to: nouns.

Additional locative prefixes: Prepositions determining direction, both locatively and figuratively applied: to bypass, to upgrade, to downsize, to undergo, to oversee.

Prefixes of Size, Degree and Status

These prefixes determine mostly nouns, and are self-explanatory to a large extent:

arch = highest, worst, chief: archbishop, arch-rival, archangel, archduke, arch-enemy; added to: nouns.

macro = large: macrocosm, macro-economics; added to: nouns.

micro = small: micro transmitter, micro-computer, microsurgery, micro-economics; added to: nouns.

mega = very large: megastar, megastore; added to: nouns.

mini = small: miniseries, minibreak, minicab, miniskirt; added to: nouns

Prefixes of Time and Order

These prefixes determine time and order, their meanings and usage are given below.

Ante = before: antenatal, antedate; added to: adjectives.

Ex = former: ex-wife, ex-president; human nouns.

Fore = before: to foresee, to foretell, foregone; added to: verbs, participles, nouns.

Mid = middle: mid-afternoon, midwinter, midnight; added to: nouns denoting points or periods of time.

Neo = new, recent form of, revived: neo-colonialism, neo-conservative, neo-fascist; added to: abstract nouns, adjectives.

Post = after: post-war, post-modernism, post-structuralist; added to: nouns denoting time, abstract nouns, adjectives denoting periods of time.

Pre = before, pre-arranged before the time/period of: prepay, pre-existing, predate, preview, preschool, pre-war, pre-marital; added to: nouns, adjectives.

Prefixes of Number

Numeral prefixes the amount, quantity, or scope.

mono = single, one: monotheism, monorail, monoplane, monotonous; added to: nouns, adjectives.

uni = one: unidirectional, uni-dimensional, unilateral; added to: adjectives, nouns.

poly = many: polysyllabic, polytheism, polygraph; added to: adjectives, nouns.

multi = many: multi-faith, multinational, multimillionaire, multi-racial; added to: nouns, adjectives.

semi = half, partly: semicircle, semi-automatic, semi-conscious, semi-official; added to: nouns, adjectives.

demi = half, partly: demisemiquaver, demigod; added to: nouns in most cases.

Class-changing and converting Prefixes

The prefixes a-, be-, en- and em- have the primary effect to change the class (or type) of words, or, to convert.

a = added to verbs in order to form predicative adjectives (no synonymical explanation possible): afloat (A ships that’s floating is afloat), aloft (An aircraft airborne is aloft).

be = added to nouns in order to form transitive verbs: to besiege (To surround to force into surrender), to beguile (To charm), to bewitch (To put a magic spell on); = added to adjectives in order to form transitive verbs: to becalm (To calm or to make calm), to belittle (To make something or somebody seem unimportant or of lesser value), to befoul (To make foul or dirty; to contaminate); = added to verbs in order to form transitive verbs, and, at the same time, as an intensifying force for verbs: to bedazzle (To bring someone into dazzlement), to becry (To bitterly cry about), to besmear (To make dirty), to bewail (To mourn, or express sorrow over), to bespatter (To cover with spots of dirt), to bespeak (To give evidence of); = added to nouns in order to form participial adjectives: bespectacled (Wearing spectacles), beribboned (Wearing ribbons), bewigged (Wearing a wig), besotted (Hopelessly in love with sb., but only in reference to men [women are infatuated]).

Recent Coinages of prefixed words

Here is a both complementary and concluding selection of current word formations, clarifying the importance of word formations in today’s English:

anti-choice, bicultural, co-presenter, counter-culture, deselect, difunctional, disinvest, eco-tourism, Eurosceptic, ex-directory, gigabyte, hypertext, interface, intra-uterine, macrobiotic, maxi series, megastar, microsurgery, minibreak, multimedia, neo-colonialism, non-proliferation, pan-African, paramedic, postmodernism, preschooler, proactive, reflag, retrofire, supergun, ungreen, unisex, up-market

Note that the usual rule of hyphenizing formations of more than three syllables is not followed in every case; the respective formation has already become received standard, constituting an independant word.

Suffixes

Verb Suffixes

Here, suffixes, which fulfill the function of forming verbs from other word classes, are defined and explained.

-ify = to make, to cause: to simplify, to beautify, to classify, to personify, to countrify, to ladify, to prettify, to Frenchify; added to: nouns (i.e. beauty) and adjectives (i.e. pretty) in order to form (mainly) transitive verbs.

-ize = also -ise = to make, to treat in the way of: to scandalize, to civilize, to organize, to circularize, to mesmerize, to Americanize, to familiarize, to legalize, to nationalize, to soberize, to patronize, to materialize, to popularize, to prioritize, to privatize; added to: adjectives and nouns of romanic origin, but also proper names in order to form mainly transitive verbs. Note that to apologize, to botanize, to sympathize are not word formations in that respect, because the remaining stem wouldn’t be an independent English word if “-ize” were taken away.

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Adjective Suffixes

-able (also -ible on words of Latin or French origin) – words ending -able have to meaning “that can or deserves to be -ed” (in which “-ed” stands for any past participle); or, “that is able to do this”; or, “that can be done with it”: breakable, eatable, exchangeable, pitiable, readable, reliable, available, objectionable, treasonable, knowledgeable, agreeable, forgettable, unthinkable, intelligible, responsible, audible; added to: chiefly verbs of action. Note that certain combinations like demonstrable (to demonstrate), separable (to separate) or any one based on verbs ending -ate, retain only the stem of the base verb instead of the whole verb. Verbs ending -y change into -i; that, however, does not affect the choice of -able vs. -ible, which is solely determined by the verb’s origin. Please beware that these forms are often used with negative prefixes: unthinkable. Also, it is possible to make a noun out of such adjective: The reliable (What can be relied on).

-al (also -ial) – meaning “of the nature of”, “belonging to”: natural, occasional, educational, coastal, tidal, accidental, managerial, musical, criminal, editorial, provisional, continental; added to: nouns in order to form primarily non-comparable adjectives. Note: continual, corporal, individual, royal etc. are not word formations in the English sense; however, they resemble the principles explained above.

-an (also -ian) – meaning “in the tradition of”, “coming from”, “of the nature of”: African, Indian, Elizabethan, Victorian, republican; added to: chiefly proper names, geographical names, well-know personal names (Persons defining eras, ideas, or ideologies).

-less = devoid of: careless, harmless, restless, borderless, merciless; added to: nouns (antonym of -ful).

-like = of the nature of, behaving like: childlike, gentlemanlike, godlike; added to: nouns.

-ly = of the nature of, periodic recurrence: cowardly, kingly, earthly, monthly, daily; added to: nouns, denotations of time. This is not to be confused with the formation of adverbs, which happens when -ly is added to an adjective.

-some = productive of: burdensome, fearsome, quarrelsome, troublesome, tiresome, lonesome; added to: nouns, verbs, adjectives. It is highly advisable to consult a dictionary before forming your own combinations.

-ward = in the direction of: upward, eastward, onward, heavenward, homeward, landward, backward, forward (as from fore); added to: locative adverbs.

-y = of the nature of: funny, rusty, smelly, sleepy, choosy, bony, nervy, headachy, second-classy, catchy, sticky fishy, flimsy (derobitary: fishy character); added to: every concrete noun, some verbs.

Suffixes of concrete nouns

Noun suffixes will form nouns from every type of word.

-ant (as well as -ent) = who / that carries out, agentive and instrumental: informant, claimant, solvent, inhabitant, disinfectant, servant; added to: verbs. Consult your dictionary when in doubt.

-er = also -or in words of latin origin: server, dreamer, cleaner, recorder; added to: verbs. Consult your dictionary when in doubt. These often denote person following their profession: baker, bookseller; = device or object fulfilling the task of: container, locker, boiler, mower; added to: verbs. = object, agency or means performing the task of: fixer-upper, do-gooder; added to: verbal phrases (verb +adverb); = denotation of origin of persons: Southerner, Londoner; added to: geographical names.

-ing = agentive: the working (a definite article is mandatory); added to: verbs; = activity: swimming, gardening, manufacturing; added to: verbs; = result: building, clothing, painting; added to: verbs. The result is either a gerund or a participle, according to the context.

-ee = passive, affected by: employee, interviewee, teachee, trustee, evacuee; added to: verbs. The resulting noun must denote a person.

Adverb Suffixes

Adverb suffixes are, like most of the other ones, class-changing. Note that some adjectives (like friendly) cannot be converted into an adverb; when needed to be applied as such, an inserted paraphrase is neccesary.

-ly = in that way. -ly is the standard way to form adjectives: easy – easily; important – importantly; and so on. -ly is added to: adjectives not ending -ly, phrases (matter-of-factly, full-heartedly, cold-bloodedly). It is also added to some neologisms: transbroomstickally. As for the aforesaid: friendly – in a friendly manner (this applies to all adjectives ending -ly).

-wise = in terms of …, as far as … is/are concerned: clockwise, notewise, moneywise; added to: nouns.

- ways = in the manner of: sideways, lengthways; added to: nouns.

Recent Coinages (Suffixes)

Below is a selection of current word formation using suffixes:

microwaveable, actional, gentrification, yuppiedom, finger-dried, faxee, leaderene, bagger, bimbette, additive-free, kissogram, wrinklie, gentrigy, networking, wimpish, ableism, survivalist, recyclability, confrontive, privatize, ecomanie, user-friendliness, returnik, retrophilia

Conversion

Conversion is the process or shifting a word into a different word class without adding an affix (that would usually be called “derivation”). Next, we’ll discuss how to form nouns denoting actions out of actional verbs.

Verbs of action into nouns

The rule: a verb becomes a noun: to swim -> a swim. Spelling does not change, neither is anything added.

The verb giving rise to this word formation must denote an action: to swim, to walk, to run, to read.

The resulting noun denotes a single action, a specific instance (“I had a good read”), instead of the action or activity as such: “I like running” would be correct, if the activity as such were to be considered. There are, however, some exceptions (work = working as such).

Examples:

to go for a walk, a long run, in the long run (long-term), a good stay, work (denoting the act of working as such), dislike, doubt, to be in the know (to know; only such use), laugh, offer, bore (person or thing that bores), rebel, sneak, drink (what someone drinks), find, reject, cure, polish, wrap, dump (where something is dumped), haunt, stop

Concrete Nouns into Verbs

Here, I’ll demonstrate a widely used possibility to employ verbal expressions instead of nominal ones. Concrete nouns, usually denoting things, are converted into verbs meaning something related to the noun, as an action. This definition might sound abstract and weird, but the following examples will make the point clear:

The company´s headquarters really dwarf the other buildings (to dwarf st. = to make st. look small in comparison). Many drivers regularly floor the pedal when driving this road (to floor the pedal = to press it so that it reaches the floor of a car). The satellite failed to deorbit (to deorbit = to leave its path round the earth and return). It is necessary to balance one´s accounts (to balance = to arrange something [i.e. an account] so that things (expenditures/deposits) are in balance).

Other examples: to Xerox (to copy), to fax, to phone, to screen, to water, to fan, to litter, to bridge, to link, to cap, to bottle, to ID.

All of the resulting verbs are transitive.

Adjectives into Verbs

It is also possible, to form verbs from adjectives without altering the word:

The rule: an adjective becomes a verb: faint – to faint (to become faint), idle – to idle (to become idle), slim – to slim (to become slim), calm – to calm (to make calm), clean – to clean (to make clean), smooth – to smooth (to make smooth).

Applications: They consulted a shrink to smooth things out. While suffering for more than two years, he gradually slimmed.

Note that participial adjectives (colored, broken) may not be converted into verbs in this manner. Rather, you´ll need to reconvert these participles into verbs: to color, to break.

Remember that some adjectives change their form in order to become verbs: low – to lower, wide – to widen, weak – to weaken, strong – to strengthen, broad – to broaden, smart – to smarten, easy – to ease.

Other Word classes

There are still some other ways to change word classes without changing spelling, adding or removing parts:

Adverb into Verb: They tried to out him.

Auxiliary into Noun: That course is a must for someone like you.

Conjunctions into Nouns: Don’t give me any ifs or buts.

Adverbs/Prepositions into Nouns: I haven’t yet learned the ins and outs of the business.

Verb plus Adverb into Noun: I don’t have the know-how.

Participles/Adverbs into Adjectives: The meeting had quite an up-cheering effect on the trustees. The theory is that humans, who are after all only jumped-up animals…

Conversions into nouns based on various word classes, especially on sentences and subordinate-clauses: Some local have-nots complained about being associated with do-no-gooders. The goings-on in the country made the president-to-be rethink his taking-care-of-business-approach. An auxiliary army of notorious do-gooders milled about town, pretending to provide help-to-help-oneself to the not-so-well-off, or, as they called them, the less-fortunate. The dowdy and apologetic I’m-a-servant-of-the-proletariat look has gone for good.

Other Word Formations

Concluding, here is an offer of complementary word formations that cannot sensibly be grouped within the context of the previous sections.

Back-formation

Back-formation is the process of deriving words by dropping what is thought to be a suffix or (occasionally) a prefix. It applies chiefly to the coining of verbs from nouns.

Examples: abled (disabled), to explete (expletive), to enthuse (enthusiasm), to liase (liason); to burgle (burglary), to edit (edition, editor), to peddle (peddler), to scavange (scavanger), to sculpt (sculptor, sculpture), to swindle (swindler, the swindle); to air-condition (air-conditioning), to baby-sit (baby-sitter), to brainstorm (brainstorming), to brainwash (brainwashing), to browbeat (browbeating), to dry-clean (dry-cleaner), to house-hunt (house hunter), to sightsee (sightseeing), to tape-record (tape-recorder); to articulate (articulate (a), articulation), to assassinate (assassination), to co educate (co-education), to demarcate (demarcation), to emote (emotion), to intuit (intuition), to legislate (legislation), to marinate (marination), to orate (orination), to vaccinate (vaccination), to vacation (vacation), to valuate (valuation); to diagnose (diagnosis), to laze (lazy), to reminisce (reminiscene), to statistic (statistics), to televise (television).

Clipping

Clipping is a shortening of a word by the omission of one or more syllables.

Examples: bike (bicycle), decaf (decaffeinated coffee), fan (fanatic), exam (examination), phone (telephone), fax (facsimile), fridge (refridgerator), hyper (hyperactive), intercom (intercommunication system), lab (laboratory), medic (medical student/doctor), memo (memorandum), mike (microphone), movie (moving picture), photo (photograph), pub (public house), zoo (zoological gardens), maths (mathematics).

Acronyms

Acronyms are another abreviatory device. The usually resulting word class is that of a noun: ECU (European Currency Unit), scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus), email (electronic mail).

Blends

Blends are also used for abreviatory purposes. Here, two or more complementing components constitute the basis for the resultant. These components are omitted of one or more syllables before compounded to the blend.

Examples: bit binary+digit, camcorder camera+recorder, contraception contrasting+conception, geep goat+sheep, glitterati glitter+literaty, modem modular+demodulator, motel motor+hotel, smog smoke+fog, transistor transfer+resistor.

Miscellaneous

Onomatopoeia – words felt to be suggestive of the sounds they refer to: bubble, burp, clatter, hiss, mutter, and splash.

Words form proper names: bowdlerize, boycott, breille, caesarean, lynch, pasteurize, platonic, sadist, sandwich.

Movement-depictive: to sliver, to scamper, to skedaddle.

 

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How many words can you spell from the alphabet?

Obviously all of them, BUT without repeating any letters, how many words can you spell from the full alphabet?

(I’m looking at my son’s Alphabet Fridge Magnets, thinking – I can’t spell to many words at one time).

I can make 8:
cwm
tsk
rap
be
nix
do
jug
fly
These are all in the Oxford English dictionary.
(cwm is a valley, tsk is a sound (’tisk’))
Or if you want to use all 26 letters:
cwm
tsk
lav
fez
jinx
qoph
bug
dry
Unfortunately qoph is not in the OED, but it is in Merriam-Webster (online ed.) as the name of the 19th letter in the Hebrew alphabet.