Lovely Linguistics
Funky Fonts
Stores of Yore
100
This is the aspect of linguistics referring to the non-language aspects, such as context or tone of voice.
What is pragmatics?
100
This cute handwritten font is often regarded as a "joke" - somewhat thanks to its name.
What is Comic Sans MS?
100
This party supply store only became a Store of Yore recently, as it filed for bankruptcy just this year and liquidated all its locations.
What is Party City?
200
Use this grammatical feature to indicate when something happened; in the past, present or future.
What is tense?
200
This font quickly became "part of our world" as it was featured as the default in programs like Microsoft Word.
What is Arial?
200
This Store of Yore was the kids' equivalent to the grown-up Limited, known for its monkey, panda and dog mascots. It sold brightly-colored clothes, accessories, beauty products, home decor, and toys for girls.
What is Limited Too/Justice?
300
With this alphabet, pronunciation of all languages on Earth become easier - because it can be used to write how words are pronounced in any language.
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
300
You might think that this sans-serif font is quite "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," even though it looks quite similar to Century Gothic and Futura and has been used in modern times as a free replacement for them.
What is Poppins?
300
This Store of Yore sold the finest gowns and suits for newlyweds and everyone else you could find at a wedding.
What is David's Bridal?
400
The English language's closest neighbor is Dutch - after all, they belong to the same "language family" containing other languages such as Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Frisian and German.
What is the Germanic language family?
400
This font shares its name with the composer known for "Rêverie" and "Clair de lune," but it's become a "classic" for another reason: being the Dunkin' Donuts logo font.
What is Debussy?
400
This Store of Yore was a staple of malls, known for selling hot and iced teas as well as kettles and teacups. Starbucks continues to sell its tea to this day, even if the store chain itself closed in 2017.
What is Teavana?
500
This term describes verbs that describe a complete action without an object receiving the action; for example, sleeping or singing.
What are intransitive verbs?
500
This font was just the perfect choice for the Finding Nemo logo, as there's something "fishy" about it!
What is Gill Sans?
500
This Store of Yore was known for organizing its women's clothing, accessories, and beauty products by color. Although all its stores closed in 2022, it lives on as an online site.
What is Charming Charlie?