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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Etymology When I took Latin in school (do they even teach kids Latin anymore?) I had a great teacher who emphasized the language in its etymological perspective far more than actually learning to read or converse. This was very practical, and I have long been glad that my father urged me to study Latin and that Mr. Ayers taught with such an approach. Each week for two years we were given a list of around 20 modern English words and told to research their etymologies and use the words in a sentence. Obviously each list of words tied to the vocabulary set for the given chapter. This fairly routine ongoing assignment helped build a life long interest in the history of words for me. Here is an interesting article (a book excerpt really) on the derivation of some English phrases. Find out not just about bees' knees but also elephants' adenoids, snakes' hips, bullfrogs' beards, and clams' garters. Those last two almost sound dirty to me. Just enough to evoke a wry smile. |
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