Bishop wrote:Sherrers wrote:Yeah but you say words that are strictly onomatopoeic . You are the only barely living thing on the planet that says out loud words that exist only in the Beano.
e.g
(and you say "e.g" out loud too!)
"Gasp".
It's an exclamation, an inhalation of breath, you don't actually say the word.
"Erk".
Strictly Beano.
"Gosh"
Has anyone in history actually said this word in everyday conversation?
"Egad"
Turns you immediately into Wile .E. Coyote
Rog =
I can also imagine rog saying "oops a daisy" when he trips over his bridge.
This thread has really stayed with me and needs some action!
I dredged up some copies of the Beano. Check these out.
Real Words As Used in The Beano
Yelp
Gnash
Niff
Sploosh
Yarf
Scoff
Krung
Foosh
Mumph
Phft
brilliant
I have a feeling some words in everyday use were invented by the Beano