Comments on: The upcoming storm http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/the-upcoming-storm/ A blog mostly about language Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Franken meets gate « Arnold Zwicky's Blog http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/the-upcoming-storm/#comment-40181 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:26:25 +0000 http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/?p=12176#comment-40181 [...] -gate words a month ago, here.  And dreadful-weather words, including Frankenstorm, more recently, here. The storm posting went on to cite Frankenfranken, referring to an Al Frankenoid creature made of [...]

]]> By: arnold zwicky http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/the-upcoming-storm/#comment-40132 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:46:39 +0000 http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/?p=12176#comment-40132 And Geoff Pullum on Lingua Franca, on Frankenstorm, Frankenweenie, Frankenstrat (guitar), frankenfood.

]]> By: Ben Zimmer http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/the-upcoming-storm/#comment-39868 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:58:12 +0000 http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/?p=12176#comment-39868 There’s also snor’eastercane (snow + nor’easter + hurricane) and hurrisnowmafrankenmegastormcane.

]]> By: arnold zwicky http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/the-upcoming-storm/#comment-39848 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:05:35 +0000 http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/?p=12176#comment-39848 From Steve Kleinedler on Facebook:

Hurricane + Snowstorm = Meteorological Sharktopus

Sharktopus is a hybrid monster movie, mentioned (along with Piranhaconda) here.

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