Tuesday, September 04, 2007

september holidays

this week is the time for mugging man.
not mug mug, as in rob a man kind of mug.
but mug mug, as in study like hell until we're mugged out.

whoever created this word to use instead of the word 'study'..
well, you can either appreciate their creativity or loathe their eng vocab.

first of all,
the word 'mug' is not even associated to studying or anything educational.

mug.
noun, verb, mugged, mug·ging.
–noun
1. a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
2. the quantity it holds.
3. Slang. a.the face. b.the mouth. c.an exaggerated facial expression; grimace, as in acting. d.a thug, ruffian, or other criminal.
4. British Slang. a gullible person; dupe; fool.

–verb (used with object)
5. to assault or menace, esp. with the intention of robbery.
6. Slang. to photograph (a person), esp. in compliance with an official or legal requirement.

–verb (used without object)
7. Slang. to grimace; exaggerate a facial expression, as in acting.


whereas the word 'study' doesn't even mention anything that has to do with 'mug' :
stud·ied, stud·y·ing, stud·ies v.
To apply one's mind purposefully to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding of (a subject).
To read carefully.
To memorize.
To take (a course) at a school.
To inquire into; investigate.
To examine closely; scrutinize.
To give careful thought to; contemplate: study the next move.


though to me it's pretty clever to use the word mug instead of study.
maybe it originated from a code.
like, you didn't want anyone to know you're studying tonight so you'll say you're gonna mug tonight.
hm.

the english language is so ginormous and can be rather perplexing and abstruse to the simple human mind.
but actually, our brain, up to the day we die, is only used up 10%.
so we're all super geniuses if we can work all 100% of our brain.
(but now experts are saying that the 10% thing is a myth. we only use u 0.09%.................. no i'm just kidding. scientists say we use up much more brain power than 10 measly percent)

and did you know that the word 'ginormous' is officially a proper word.
no, it ain't a shortform or slang no more.
it's been added into the English Dictionary!
in fact, hundreds of newly formed words are added in the dictionary every year..

who knows, one day when we teenagers have used the word 'mugged' long enough, it will finally be recognised as an actual word.
or better yet, we should all keep saying and using the word 'felicia' to describe something great. then 'felicia' can soon be added into the dictionary, like this :

felicia - adjective.
to describe wonderful, powerful, great, remarkable, exceptionally outstanding, astonishing, slightly nutty, hihgly reactive things in your wildest imaginations - but never your worst nightmare.

oh yeah :D

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