Intanguinee

5.15.2006

Infix

Wikipedia has an interesting article on infixes. I find them fascinating, and wish the English language has more. Check out the article. Here are my favorite parts:

"The infix -iz- or -izn- is characteristic of hip-hop slang, for example hizouse for house
...
originated in the US television show The Simpsons and gives a word an ironic pseudo-sophistication, as in sophistimacated, saxomaphone, and edumacation
...
It's found in English profanity, such as Massaf***ingchusetts..."


You have to wonder what the author had against Massachussetts. So much bitterness.

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