Showing posts with label etymology gets me off. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etymology gets me off. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2007

Ecstacy/Prolixity

Merry Almost X-mas, fair reader(s):

Here's a fantastic article on the love of big words and the pros and cons of using them in quotidian parlance. It speaks to my soul.

And then, there's this new addiction of mine. Soon, you'll enjoy, as I have, hours of time wasted as you learn the difference between pelf and peripateticism.

My gifts to you!

Etymologically yours,
M