To THUNK or not to THUNK…
Does that make your brain go “ouch”!
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A lot of people ask me why I use the word “thunk” so often – and I do…sorry!
I’ve even had people leave a little note on my laptop (after a workshop session or presentation) saying things like this:
Ahhh, that’s so sweet!
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The term THUNK is not mine…well, it is (it belongs to everyone now), actually – after Ian Gilbertgifted it to us in his wonderful book The Little Book of THUNKS – 260 questions to make your brain go ouch!
…way back in 2007.
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Some of Ian’s questions are just so much fun…
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I think I found the book a year later, when I was in Australia.
I used it so much with advanced LEARNers…and people who wanted to take their (already great) language…
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