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Leave Your Food Alone: Play with Your Words

Posted by: Vixlynell on: 2016/06/25

In: In General
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I love languages, especially my own, the English language. While it can be difficult to learn, I find it rich in rewards. My favourite reward is the playfulness it can inspire.

Other cultures also like to play with their languages. The Japanese have a poetic style known as “haiku”. This short, structure poem form requires three lines with specific syllable counts (five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables). For example:

Haiku poetry

Quite deceptively simple

Syllables fight back

Local accents can add (or delete) syllables, so I find myself counting on my fingers as I slowly say the words.

Many share love of the haiku. Let me introduce you to my favourite: Haiku Ewe. The brainchild of Big Al, the Gal, Haiku Ewe describes her life and activities using only the haiku form. I think she and her creator are brilliant.

Check them out if you have a chance at http://www.gocomics.com/haikuewe.

Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome….

Posted by: Vixlynell on: 2016/06/23

In: Cats | In General | Language and Writing | Music
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Welcome! Come on in. Settle down. Let’s get to know one another. I’ll start.

I am a woman, daughter, sister, friend, aunt, Bostonian, paralegal, writer, reader, massage therapist, musician, individual, 40-something-Anglophilic-Aries-auriliophile.

Why have I named my blog Cats & Grammar? I love cats. All cats: big cats, small cats, wild cats, demented cats (of which there have been quite a few in my life), fat cats, skinny cats, and most of all, MY cats. And, I love words. I love languages. Language is fun. Grammar and usage is my geeky pleasure.

Beyond cats and grammar, I am passionate about life, love, music, learning, hedgehogs, children, reading, travel – especially to Great Britain – and so much more.

I plan to use this blog to explore things that rouse my curiosity and pass along things I’ve learned. Occasionally, there will be the odd creative piece of writing. I leave the defining of “odd” up to you, Dear Reader.

Please visit often and let me know you’ve stopped by with comment – whether a simple hello or a bit of constructive criticism – I’m looking forward to the conversation.