Having stumbled into the world of playful portmanteau formation via several portmansnow words, I was reminded of quotes from and references to Daniel Maurer’s recent book Brocabulary. Back in September, Alex Beam began his Boston Globe column on the book this way: Daniel Maurer, author of “Brocabulary: The New Man-i-festo of Dude Talk” is merchandising … Continue reading Manecdotes and brobituaries