Leave a comment

DID YOU KNOW…nope can be a verb, an adjective and a noun…

bridget whelan's avatarBRIDGET WHELAN writer

Homer and Marje…and lots of other things, especially when used online. I discovered the flexibility of this term when reading Sentence First, the blog of an Irish scientist and linguist who has fascinating things to say about the English language.
Nope out can mean “wimp out, especially in a gaming context, or just flee or get the hell away without implying cowardice or timidity.”
Here’s some other examples Stan Carey has come up with:

VERB
The firefighter just calmly noped away.
I noped so much that I quickly tried to change to the next page
ADJECTIVE
I can’t even express how nope this is
Very poisonous. Very beautiful. Very nope.
NOUN
For the sea is dark and full of nopes.
The level of nope is too damn high!

Keeping up with contemporary use of slang can be very useful for writers, but it always makes me feel like Marje…

View original post 104 more words

About The Owl Lady

Unknown's avatar
Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

J.M. NORTHUP

Writer, Editor, & Book Reviewer/Blogger

Judy Mastrangelo

Artist & Author

K.M. Allan

Writing Advice from a YA Author Powered by Chocolate and Green Tea

Cassie Loves Covers

Yes, I Judge Books By Their Covers

Just Can't Help Writing

A blog about the hard work of writing

Fiction is Food

Existing in a Different World

Author D.L. Finn

Embrace your inner child by reading a good book!

Book Editing

Professional book editing for fiction and nonfiction writers

barsetshirediaries

A site for the Barsetshire Diaries Books and others

Touch My Spine Book Reviews

☆📚~A Magickal Book-Blog Featuring A Free-Spirited & Custom Made Bibliophile ~🔮