Here's another - Fun With ... the use of Language ...
An example of the diversity and versatility of word-use. Spelling is Important - Definition is Important - Connotation is Important - Denotation is Important! - Grammar is Important -
YET - nothing is truly 'Carved in Stone' -
Be Creative! Explore! Be Witty! Employ Humor!
In short - HAVE FUN! ENJOY!
Let’s start with the ‘Root’
That round play-thing - a Ball -
Comes in many shapes and Sizes -
Some for Hand, some for Foot!
Then, as a Verb -
To Party, or have Fun -
See title Above -
But, rarely Done with a Nun!
Next, there are Prefixes -
Some with Hyphens -
Let’s list a Few -
After rhyming with - Siphons!
Baseball - Cue-ball - Dodge-ball -
Eye-ball - Foot-ball - Fur-ball - Golf-ball - Hockey-ball -
OOPS! That’s Puck!
When we Err - it doth Suck!
Jai-a-Lai-ball - Kick-ball - Lacrosse-ball -
Medicine-ball - Nerf-ball - Piebald -
OOPS! That’s a ‘d’ -
Well now - Shame on Me!
Racquet-ball - Softball - Tennis-ball - Uniball -
That’s a Pen Brand-Name -
Might Could be Used -
To keep Score for a Game!
Volley-ball - Wicket-ball -
Made that one Up!
A Batsman in Cricket -
Might wear a Cup?
Then, there are Suffixes -
Let’s check a Few -
Ad makes Ballad -
Like maybe - “Peggy Sue!”
Ade is a poem, or Ballade -
Or Instrumental Piece -
Usually for Piano -
To Soothe the Savage Beast!
Balladeer - Balladry - Ballast - Ballerina -
Ballet - Balletomane <- a Ballet Fanatic -
Ballicatter - a Ridge of Canadian Ice -
Ballista - military missile Hurler - not Nice!
Ballistic - when One ‘Goes Off’ -
Balloon - a Hot-Air Transporter -
Ballot - usually, a Secret Vote -
Now - don’t you Scoff!
Ballpark - Ballpoint - Ballroom -
Ballyhoo - a noisy Disturbance, or Ado -
To End with the Plural, or - Balls -
Nerve, or Chutzpah - the Strength to Do!
Phonetically speaking...you missed "bawl", as in tear-jerker...which the latter certainly isn't a part of your wit or poem :o)
Oh! then there is that fancy dance-party, Ball, where Alice wore her Blue Gown; the Governor's Ball; the Debutant Ball (where wealthy parents bring out their daughters...or some reason) Had a ball with these balls, Tom!
Blessings and Love - Micke
Practical guide for learning to speak basic Japanese; lessons to get you started and guide you into using and learning the Japanese language in a natural environment; to include an introduction into Japanese culture to help you understand the languag
This programmed, self-paced lesson focuses exclusively on the use of postpostions (ga and (w)o) with grammatical objects in the Japanese language without wavering or getting off track in the labyrinth of Japanese syntax and other grammatical issues.
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Oh! then there is that fancy dance-party, Ball, where Alice wore her Blue Gown; the Governor's Ball; the Debutant Ball (where wealthy parents bring out their daughters...or some reason) Had a ball with these balls, Tom!
Blessings and Love - Micke
Be always safe,
Karen
Love,
Chanti Lace xoxo
And my cats cough up very interesting and colorful, fur balls.
Want me to send you some??!!