Back in May 2011 I took up the challenge by Oxford Dictionaries to
save a word that was in danger of slipping from use and vanishing from our lexicon. The word I chose was 'tantuple', which is a number multiplied by itself. I've managed to use it a few times, but its not the easiest to drop into a conversation. I can use it now as, as of
Saturday, I have produced a tantuple of words from my drabbles - 100 stories each of 100 words. Somewhat ironically, the save the words website has been closed down, so maybe there weren't that many words that needed saving after all. As I announced a couple of weeks ago, I'm going to collect all the drabbles together into a collection -
The Song of the Sea - and publish it as a free ebook later in the summer. I'll announce my choice for the cover on Friday.
1 comment:
Rob - I still like the word, even if the site has closed down. What a good idea to put your Drabbles together in a book; I'll be eager to get a copy. I look forward to seeing your cover choice.
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