Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts

Friday, February 6, 2009

Dem Bones, Dem Bones

Remember singing that song in primary school, as a mnemonic for the bones in the human body? At my school though, sadly, we only learnt the common names - hip bone, thigh bone, et cetera. Imagine how gorgeous that song would have been if we'd been taught at least some of these scientific terms:

Cranium
(connected to the)
Mandible
(connected to the)
Cervical Spine
(connected to the)
Clavicle
(connected to the)
Scapula
(connected to the)
Thoracic Spine
(connected to the)
Costal
(connected to the)
Sternum
(connected to the)
Xiphoid Process





Radial Bone
(connected to the)
Humerus
(connected to the)
Ulnar Bone
(connected to the)
Carpal
(connected to the)
Metacarpal


Lumbar Spine
(connected to the)
Sacral Spine
(connected to the)
Coccyx
(connected to the)
Ilium
(connected to the)
Ischium
(connected to the)
Femur
(connected to the)
Patella
(connected to the)
Tibia
(connected to the)
Fibula
(connected to the)
Talus
(connected to the)
Calcaneus
(connected to the)
Tarsal
(connected to the)
Metatarsal





Alright, it isn't really as simple as that. But the words sure are pretty.

Monday, December 15, 2008

My Favourite Word

I found this the other day. The My Favourite Word site. I love it. What a fantastic idea. A place where you can read up on some awesome tasting words. Words are simply the bomb!! Some words even look pretty before you even know what they mean. This little website totally attests to that.
I bet some of these words even taste good when you say them. Like Haptodysphoria. LINK