Inflationary Language

Inflationary Language

Inflationary Language is a comedic language or language game, originally created by Victor Borge. Take any word or syllable that sounds like a number, and add one to it. Using some of Borge's examples "tenderly" becomes "elevenderly", "wonderful" becomes "twoderful", "half sister", becomes "one and a half sister", and so on and so forth (or "so fifth"). For example, "I ate a tenderloin with my fork" becomes "I nine an elevenderloin with my fivek."

External References

[http://www.whysanity.net/monos/victor_borge.html Victor Borge's written description of Inflationary Language]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6kElOYcd8 YouTube video of Borge performing Inflationary Language in concert]

[http://www.kor.dk/borge/inflate.php The Victor Borge Website Inflater]


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