Lexiphile Surprises

Books/Literature/Writing - Creative Writing

By: goodselfme 09-Jan-2011

Introduction:

Lexiphiles are those people who have a fascination or love for words. This could be an individual who is seen with a dictionary under their arm as they stroll doing their daily work. Lexi phobia is a fear of reading; mostly in public due to the concern of words that might be difficult to pronounce or are just not familiar to the reader. This list is a composition of statements that will satisfy the lexiphile traits you might have otherwise it will be pure entertaining and fun to read.

Poet and Another

An example of a backward poet is one who writes inverse. This is not poetry however an amusing bunch of words just the same. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine. Just in case you are not familiar with France, over the River Seine is most often where bridges are located.

Food and Shopping

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis is a unique play on words for the lexiphile. When you have seen one shopping center you have seen a mall. A morning boiled egg is hard to beat. Thieves who steal corn from the farmer's garden should be charged with stalking.

Body

If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? A man who fell into an upholstery machine is going to be fully recovered when he comes out. Did you hear about the fellow whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. Acupuncture is a jab well done. When a thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement, he became a hardened criminal.

Timing

When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds. This could be said about a man, but more appropriately said about a women. When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she would dye. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.

Items

If you take your laptop for a run you could jog your memory. A bicycle cannot stand alone since it is two tired. Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I will show you A-flat miner. The math professor went crazy with the blackboard; he did a number on it.

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dptstretch 8/15/2012
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fun list!
snowfence 3/24/2011
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Great list of lexiphile surprises. H5
IzzyDuncan 1/13/2011
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Stupendous!
Miri 1/12/2011
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Crafty lexiphile list. High5
gerrielynn 1/10/2011
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When it comes to information, you are so full of it. Ha! Is a lexiphile type statement? Seriously, I always learn something from your articles, and this one especially. I mean, who ever heard of a lexiphile? What a great article. Thanks my friend! high 5
penelope7 1/10/2011
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This is actually a fun read on the play of words. I'm not that into playing with words but when I hear such, I am a little humored. Fascinating list. H5
Apalmer001 1/9/2011
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Awesome list of word play, I love it! Thanks for the smiles!
ListMaker 1/9/2011
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Loved reading this list; had to reread it twice to get all of the fun out of it!
BonnieDossKnight 1/9/2011
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Geez - I read and then laughed during my shower. Love the lexiphile list and will bookmark to read when I get the blues. You've surpassed even yourself with this one SisterFriend.
nwgirl 1/9/2011
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I love plays on words...these are great!
hummingbirdee 1/9/2011
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Thanks for educating us on lexiphiles. I needed a laugh today.
bossypants 1/9/2011
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Very funny read! Where did you find so many wordplay examples? Completely enjoyable!
MiddleSister 1/9/2011
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Fun word play for lexiphiles!
clewand550 1/9/2011
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I learned something new as well. Thanks for the list of 5.
jseven 1/9/2011
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I learned something new here! I think I am learning more now than as a kid in school. :P My dad always sat and learned words out of a dictionary. He may have been one! High 5~