Did-A-Donna
No. 003
Rocka Cella Fenta
/ rok-a sel-a fen-ta /
phrase
Rockefeller Center, according to a brain reminiscing about New York and confidently rearranging the syllables.
Makes
perfect
sense.
The home
of the lexicon.
A growing collection of word mix-ups, near-misses and perfectly logical nonsense from a busy brain.
Real words. Slightly misbehaved.
Rockefeller Center
ROCKA CELLA FENTA
Simple really.
From the Lexicon
Three examples. Many more to come.
Did-A-Donna
No. 017
A Dish Full of Sink
/ a dish full ov sink /
phrase
When you mean a sink full of dishes, but the words come out the wrong way round because your brain got there first.
Close enough.
Did-A-Donna
No. 028
Potato and Mash
/ po-tay-to and mash /
phrase
When you’re asked what’s for tea, you can see sausage and potato on the plate in your mind, but your mouth says “potato and mash”.
Job done.
Probably.
Did-A-Donna
No. 041
Chewing a Swap
/ chewing a swap /
phrase
When you mean someone looks like they’re chewing a wasp, but your brain swaps the words first.
You know
what I meant.
Nearly.
The idea behind Did-A-Donna
It starts with ordinary life.
And then the words go
slightly rogue.
Ordinary conversations. Extraordinary words.
Did-A-Donna was born from everyday conversations, a busy brain and a talent for saying almost the right thing. It is a growing lexicon of word mix-ups, near-misses and perfectly logical nonsense that somehow still make sense.
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