Pangram Love + other random things I love about words.

{by: Fraser Muggeridge studio.}

For some reason, this print featuring the translation of the Dutch pangram (thanks Rikke!)"Sexy qua lijf, doch bang voor’t zwempak" is one of my all-time favorites. Perhaps it's the fact I'm lured toward European, or maybe it's because I'm fascinated by words & all possibilities that go along with them. (My parents giving me a palindromic name ... could have been a sign from above that I was destined to be a lover of words.)


This list of pangrams from a variety of languages is fascinating.


Also, does anyone know of a word or phrase to describe words that look like the words they describe, ie: bed? (Like onomatopoeia describes words that sound like their mearning?) Does such a thing exist? Does it make me a nerd that I am so intrigued by these things? 


Update: this guy seems to know a lot about it, but I wish it were more concrete. I mean, I really wish more words looked like the thing they represent. Clearly procrastinating has gotten the best of me. I suppose studying awaits, friends. Finals week is next week. Woof.