Dear Blog-
Today's Word of the Week is:
Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation [aw-toh] [i-rot-ik] [as phyx`i a"tion]
–noun
| asphyxia caused by intentionally strangling oneself while masturbating in order to intensify the orgasm through reduced oxygen flow to the brain. |
Okay... now let's use it in a sentence.
You must be careful when you practice auto-erotic asphyxiation... or you will end up like David Carradine or Michael Hutchence.
Your pal,
jme
P. S. I wish Warren Beatty practiced auto-erotic asphyxiation!!
Your word of the week is a phrase.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous-
ReplyDeletePerhaps you are correct... however a "phrase" doesn't have a subject. The word "auto" means "self" ... therefore... there is clearly a subject or a noun. If you go to www.dictionary.com you will find the word "auto-erotic-asphyxiation" along with it's definition.
Unfortunately Mr./Ms./Mrs. Anonymous (if that even is your real name!)... you are missing the point of this assignment. The objective is to use this word in your everyday conversations throughout the week.
Therefore, I suggest you stop nit-picking... and start using it. Or better yet... start doing it. I've got a 9 foot rope you can borrow and I can direct you to some basketball courts if you wish. Make sure you tie the rope real tight!
A phrase is a group of words that are related and focus on an idea; however, this group of words does not have a subject, a verb, or both. See the examples below: ...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.myenglishteacher.net/phrase.html
I have been using the phrase all week. If you were a real person standing near me you might have over head a statement like this.
A bad ass monkey fucker posted auto-erotic ashpyxiation as his word of the week. or...
Auto-erotic ashyxiation is a phrase not a word.
Dear Anonymous-
ReplyDeleteFirst, I am a real person. Second, how can someone suggest that I am not real... if their name is "anonymous"?
Anyway... the point of the Word of the Week (WOTW) is to help educate. Therefore... I'm gonna help you with your sentences now.
A bad ass monkey fucker with a super-bitchin' porn-star mustache posted auto-erotic asphyxiation as his word of the week.
Auto-erotic asphyxiation is a phrase not a word... but you know what? Super-bitchin porn-star mustache is also a phrase. Sometimes you just need to use more than one word when you are trying to describe brilliance!!
Now... go get your rope... and think of Warren Beatty... pleasant dreams...