ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics

So, there's this thing called "Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics" that's a special magazine for people who really like playing with words and having fun with language!

You know how we learn words like "cat" and "dog" and "tree" in school? Well, in this magazine, people create new words and games with words that are really fun to play with. They might take a word and change some of the letters to make a new word, or they might make up silly stories where every word starts with the same letter!

It's like playing a really fun game with words, and people who love language and love to be creative with words read it to get new ideas and to see what other people are doing with words.

It's kind of like a big playground for words, where people can let their imaginations run wild and have fun with language in a way that's not too serious or academic. It's just all about having fun with words!