After a wonderful reader kindly observed that I’ve a tendency to fashion new words, I began more closely monitoring my expression so as to catch such plays in action. The result?
C’EST VRAI. I may not drop them at the rate a chocolate hen drops Cadburry eggs, but I drop ’em.
Me being the creative mischief-maker that I am, I naturally resolved to take note of such creations and flood the world share favorites on the Magnificent Allshare that is the internet. I’ve already established a “Julieisms” page on my author website, and will now periodically deposit these expressions there as well as here.
My first entry for the running theme I am calling The Julieism Dictionary is this:
one leg in /wʌn lɛg ɪn/ adj. 1. half complete; having started, but being perpetually far from finishing something, usually a project 2. having only the first leg into one’s trousers
More nonsense is in the making– follow the excitement and corrupt expand your lexicon today!
Julie you are so inspiring and brilliant! Totally loving this new segment to your blog ❤
– Emma @ Books Forget Me Knot
Emma, your kindness always brightens my day 🙂 Thank you!
Always bragging about your legs. “Look at me I have two legs!”
Haha…I suppose I could have gone the arms-into-sweater route, but I find pants far more amusing!
Funny, for a while I was debating a similar thing with all the euphemisms and phrases I tend to spin randomly, especially in my writing.
A reader of mine noticed I like to use words for a different meaning than they actually are supposed to be, giving them entirely new meanings that generally I only end up deciphering.
Luckily then I also have other phrases like ‘What the Fey’ that is pretty obvious. haha.
I really like this idea though!
Oh yes, Jordan, I remember when I was beta reading for you how whimsical (and perfectly natural!) those phrases were! ‘What the fey’ is great, and I also really liked ‘Well once upon my time!’ (That’s what it was, right??) It would be awesome to compile a list of expressions you coined for your Folktale series! (And it might also make a good post/teaser for generating interest or just something to display on a website?)
Would love to hear about some of your expressions outside the books. Other upcoming posts, perhaps? 🙂
Brilliant! I love the idea of your own dictionary. As for the first entry, a good, strong definition. 😉
Heh heh, thanks, Fredrik. Hey, I just remembered– how’s that drawing going? Still sketching?
Haven’t done much of late, I will sooner or later though. 🙂