Archive for May, 2009

Poken on Keychains

Poken are often described as a “keychain accessory” and many people do hang them on their keyring. This means that you’ve always got your poken with you ready to high four, which is good. But personally I don’t do it.
Have you ever lost your keys? Or had them stolen? I have. What happens if a [...]

A What of Poken?

A pride of lions, a murder of crows, a scandal of politicians… poetic and sometimes bizarre collective nouns are one of the gems of the English language. So what’s the the collective noun for Poken?

Poken Grammar

“Poken” is a made up word (well, unless you’re Dutch in which case it’s the plural of pook). So naturally we wonder about the word’s grammatical characteristics and usage. Well, I do anyway. What’s the plural? Can it be used as a verb? Transitive or intransitive?
In the case of Poken the answer, according to Stephane [...]