Wordsmiths
About the group:-
We meet on the 3rd Wednesday each month in Upavon. We take a subject and look into the words associated with it and their derivation and use. We take our language seriously but not ourselves, with lots of derailed trains of thought.
If this tickles your fancy, you might be a budding wordsmith:
RUSTICLE: An icicle-like formation of rust, as on an underwater shipwreck.
A blend of rust + icicle, coined by oceanographer Robert Ballard while describing such formations on the hull of the Titanic, the wreckage of which he discovered.
Earliest documented use: 1986.
USAGE:
“Andrea Leadsom [British MP] resigned, forcing a mini-reshuffle. This was not so much rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, as getting into James Cameron’s mini-submarine, dropping to the wreck 12,500 ft below, sweeping down the rusticle-festooned grand staircase, and swapping out one of the light fittings because it looks ‘a bit much’.” Marina Hyde; Exit Theresa May; The Guardian May 24, 2019.
If this appeals, come along and take part in one of our very irreverent meetings, full of derailed trains of thought, and see if you like us. We meet in Upavon on the third Wednesday of the month. Please note: friendly dog(s) in attendance.
We meet in Upavon on the third Wednesday of the month, with friendly dog(s) present.
For further details:-
Please send a message to The Wordsmiths Group Leader - Joanna Goulson