Fun with Words Archives — Planet Word Museum The museum where language comes to life Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:45:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Fun with Words Archives — Planet Word Museum 32 32 Nine Everyday Sayings That Are a Total Home Run (Thanks to Baseball) https://planetwordmuseum.org/nine-everyday-sayings-that-are-a-total-home-run-thanks-to-baseball/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:30:05 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10032 Baseball isn’t just America’s pastime — it’s also a linguistic MVP. Over the past 150 years, the sport has enriched our everyday conversations with phrases that most people use without…

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]]> The Wonderful World of Wordplay in Pokémon https://planetwordmuseum.org/the-wonderful-world-of-wordplay-in-pokemon/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:47 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=9605 On this day in 1996, the original Pokémon game was released, marking the beginning of a cultural phenomenon. Within just a few years, the franchise exploded in popularity, expanding into…

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]]> Global Tongue Twisters: A Multilingual Journey of Fun and Fumbles https://planetwordmuseum.org/global-tongue-twisters-a-multilingual-journey-of-fun-and-fumbles/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:34:13 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=8531 Tongue twisters, delightfully challenging phrases that twist your tongue and tangle your words, are not only entertaining but also fantastic tools for improving language fluency and practicing clear diction. These…

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]]> Barbiecore and the Language of Aesthetics https://planetwordmuseum.org/barbiecore-and-the-language-of-aesthetics/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:27:33 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=7337 It’s a Barbie world, and we’re just living in it. With the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie has come a resurgence in popularity for highly feminine aesthetics and all…

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]]> “False Friends”: The Words to Watch Out For https://planetwordmuseum.org/false-friends-the-words-to-watch-out-for/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:33:09 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=5991 When learning to speak a new language, every learner dreads the same thing: the moment of paralyzing fear that washes over you in conversation when you mean one thing but…

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]]> Celebrating Alice in Wonderland with Neologisms and Whimsy https://planetwordmuseum.org/celebrating-alice-in-wonderland-with-neologisms-and-whimsy/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:00:49 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=5735 “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” There’s more than one reason to celebrate today! While everyone is getting ready to watch fireworks for Independence Day, we’re also celebrating one of our…

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