Etymology Is Cool
I love etymology. In fact, I have an etymology app on my phone. It’s fascinating knowing where words came from and how they developed, and it sometimes …
Language
Word vs. Meaning 2Jun2023
Words are a tool of thought, but not thought itself. And communication comes from learning the speaker’s mental content.
An Origin of the Concept ‘Freedom’
In the entry “Ama-gi” on Wikipedia, they write: “Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written 𒂼𒄄 ama-gi or 𒂼𒅈𒄄 ama-ar-gi. It has been translated as ‘freedom’, …
Aristotle vs. Plato
“If Plato’s prose was silver, Aristotle’s was a flowing river of gold.” –Cicero Context of quote from its source, the History Channel’s entry on Aristotle: …
Cantares Mexicanos
In the Cantares Mexicanos entry on Wikipedia, they write: “The Cantares Mexicanos is the name given to a manuscript collection of Nahuatl songs or poems …
“Vacation” Etymology
The entry for “vacation” in the Online Etymology Dictionary says: “late 14c., ‘freedom from obligations, leisure, release’ (from some activity or occupation), from Old French …
Etymology of “Condolences” and More
Interesting etymology (but it’s not related to “redolent,” about which see below). Condolence. Prefixes. Hmm. Disdolence? Abdolence? Addolence? Redolence? Retrodolence? Obdolence? Sedolence? Indolence? Pendolence? Perdolence? …
ReasonRX Podcast Episode 62 Grammar: Who Needs It? Who Cares? — Those Who Think.
Listen to the episode on Spreaker or on one of many, many podcast apps, or (free) on Audible, Amazon, or YouTube.
Good Grammar Book
A recommended book on writing, composition, and grammar is Writing and Thinking by Foerster and Steadman. I finally looked it up on the Internet Archive, …