‘Haven’t you forgotten to add an article before stubble in the title?’ asked Specky when she read what I was writing. I paused and replied, ‘No. And that is because I’m not writing about A STUBBLE. I’m writing about stubble, the word.’ ‘So that means a stubble isn’t always the sort of despicable out-growth that makes many of us say – I hate that unclean stubble!… right?’ asked Specky. I nodded my agreement and then told her that stubble was also a British word for period. ‘So one can add a stubble to any sentence, so to say!’ I added, trying to explain the grammar behind stubble. ‘Wow!’ said Specky, ‘this means there must be other meanings of stubble that we aren’t aware of.’ I said, ‘Yes, and this is precisely what I plan to explore today.’ Of all the uses of stubble that we found, the funniest was stubble wrap that was a combination of ‘stubble’ and ‘bubble wrap’. The word indicated the one bubble, or numerous bubbles in bubble wrap that will not pop like the rest and just flat out frustrates you. ‘Look at this one,’ shouted Specky, ‘a stubbleache is used for a person who … Continue reading There’s more to stubble than you really know