Language "pouches" for collecting

Hello everybody! Have you ever thought about what "little treasures" of language come to us from other people. We learn new words from other people: family, teachers, friends, aquaintances, brief encounters...

This happens in our own language also. A new word appears and someone introduces it to us. For example, recent words into English. "blog", podcast" etc.

If we think about having a lot of little "pouches" that we can keep filling with interesting things about language, it can make even the smallest communication interesting and useful.

When we speak with someone, even only for a short time, see if  you can get any language "collectable" can keep for using again.

Each person has their own unique interests, hobbies, job and they often love to talk about them.

If you don't have the chance to meet or talk with native speakers, then see if you can get hold of magazines, radio shows, TV, film.

Then, see if you can glean interesting words, information, new phrases, expressions from peoples' language you see in print, listen to or when possible, directly from people themselves.

Puns are useful:  Witch Halloween costume is for you?

Witches are associated with Halloween

Witch has the same sound as "which"

so we have a nice two-meaning sentence.

So, when you talk to somebody, write to somebody, listen to somebody or read someone's words, then think of the chance to put something in one of your little language pouches. It might be a jewel!

 http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Collectors+item

A collectible (or collectable) is typically a manufactured item designed for people to collect. In this respect, they are distinguishable from other subjects of collections, which may also include natural objects (e.g., butterflies) and objects manufactured for purposes other than collecting (e.g., stamps). Some objects designed for other purposes, such as toys, become so popular among collectors that they are later marketed specifically to that audience

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gleanglean (gln)

v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans

v.intr.

To gather grain left behind by reapers.

v.tr.

1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers.

2. To collect bit by bit: "records from which historians glean their knowledge" (Kemp Malone).

 

 

A pun = a word in a sentence that can have two meanings