{"id":32022,"date":"2013-02-16T00:08:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T08:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=32022"},"modified":"2013-02-16T00:08:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T08:08:26","slug":"boustrophedon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/32022","title":{"rendered":"boustrophedon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While I can’t be sure that boustrophedon wasn’t the ancient equivalent of a modern-day party trick, I can tell you that its style was meant to emulate the pattern of an ox plowing a field, back and forth.<\/p>\n

How might you use boustrophedon (boo-struh-FEED<\/strong>-n) in your daily life?<\/p>\n

I have no idea.<\/p>\n

No, wait, that’s not true \u2026<\/p>\n

How about: boost\u00a0ruh feed ‘n<\/strong> then yer cows’ll be a whole lot better off’n …<\/p>\n

Seriously now brown cow, that only helps you remember how to say it.<\/p>\n

How about teaching it to a kid\u2014kids get a kick out of writing secret codes to fool their friends.<\/p>\n

What’s more, you can say “boustrophedon” while you’re vacuuming the carpet<\/p>\n

or mowing the lawn,<\/p>\n

and won’t you feel smart ‘n sassy?<\/p>\n

Brag if you want to, girlfriend, because now you know a word that most people wouldn’t dare try to define.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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