tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post4666933617334667000..comments2024-03-08T13:38:56.717+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Myoclonic JerkM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-3275658271503812302010-09-11T22:36:14.582+01:002010-09-11T22:36:14.582+01:00I found this term in Bill Bryson's book The Mo...I found this term in Bill Bryson's book The Mother Tongue, and it became a buzzword in my etymology class this summer (to which I read a couple of your posts, about tanks and brackets). There was a kid who kept nodding off in class, whom I referred to as a "myoclonic jerk." I mentioned the word in my comment for that kid, only to learn that the Academic Dean had a son who suffered from myoclonic jerks, and was therefore not amused.thechildershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522630649200476001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-42423140695695849342010-09-08T22:11:44.507+01:002010-09-08T22:11:44.507+01:00Next time this happens to me, and it does all the ...Next time this happens to me, and it does all the time, I will comfort myself with the fact that it has a posh name. With me, until I stopped driving, it was often combined with the feeling that I just crashed into a wall. You can see why I gave up driving ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com