tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post4160818209074339972..comments2024-03-07T02:53:47.674-06:00Comments on Bish Denham : E is for EtymologyBish Denhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-48076246625505596202010-04-15T17:35:43.972-05:002010-04-15T17:35:43.972-05:00Very interesting...I will never look at a room in ...Very interesting...I will never look at a room in shambles the same...grin...I'm going to have to learn more about etymology...Thanks for my beginner's lesson...Hugs...Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133933735708362872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-85594213152778052562010-04-15T15:41:13.675-05:002010-04-15T15:41:13.675-05:00Holy cow I learned a ton here. Shambles was totall...Holy cow I learned a ton here. Shambles was totally disturbing, lol. It's funny to see how a word goes from a to z over time.Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-73118339869696303772010-04-15T15:30:09.669-05:002010-04-15T15:30:09.669-05:00Very cool! I had to look words up in dictionaries ...Very cool! I had to look words up in dictionaries as a kid but I was seldom so open to discover all these other treasures. <br /><br />And, fighting naked in Scandanavia....doesn't sound very pleasant. HeheYat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-92092420201182444942010-04-15T14:41:08.199-05:002010-04-15T14:41:08.199-05:00I read this earlier on my phone but it takes forev...I read this earlier on my phone but it takes forever to log in and comment on the phone.<br /><br />I love how you managed to link so many fun and dangerous words and bookend them with the word 'nice'<br /><br />very nice!<br /><br />I took an etymology class as one of my middle school English credits. I loved it. <br /><br />My parents were just like yours about spelling!!(I'm not sure if it helped me to spell better at all...but like you I had fun searching!)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741384161639818654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-12678539256697288342010-04-15T12:36:37.518-05:002010-04-15T12:36:37.518-05:00I also love the evolution of words and their meani...I also love the evolution of words and their meanings. Great post.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-17597660301207167552010-04-15T09:23:45.521-05:002010-04-15T09:23:45.521-05:00I loved this post. I knew about buccaneer, but not...I loved this post. I knew about buccaneer, but not the others. Funny though, because when I say "nice", it's often in a sarcastic manner. Guess that one I've had right all along. <br /><br />Now, of course, I have Frank Burns from MASH stuck in my head ...<br /><br />"It's nice to be nice to the nice!"Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-4349028093627279162010-04-15T09:09:55.259-05:002010-04-15T09:09:55.259-05:00Wow, thanks for that. That's fantastic. Now ...Wow, thanks for that. That's fantastic. Now I know when I say "niiiccceeee" I'm using it correctly.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-78368393866477534242010-04-15T08:59:45.936-05:002010-04-15T08:59:45.936-05:00Very entertaining article!Very entertaining article!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-37779218215358935232010-04-15T08:49:45.542-05:002010-04-15T08:49:45.542-05:00Niki, it's nice to know other families teach t...Niki, it's nice to know other families teach their kids to "look it up in the dictionary."<br /><br />Thank you Stickhorse! I'm honored.<br /><br />Stine, I read somewhere about the posibility of berserkers taking drugs, but it's not part of the etymology of the word so...I didn't include it.<br /><br />Jen, I believe with all my heart the word nice set me on the path! I can clearly remember being amazed that it once had a completely different meaning.<br /><br />I agree Matthew. Some words are more entertaining that others but they are all interesting to me.<br /><br />Oh WOW Creepy...Thanks. Sometimes I wonder if I'm not being a bit to preachy/teachy. LOL.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-29108897547587834442010-04-15T07:51:28.505-05:002010-04-15T07:51:28.505-05:00Geez. I learn something new every day with you! l...Geez. I learn something new every day with you! lol. You're like my own personal history channel! Great well thought out post!Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-85138852334685209822010-04-15T07:39:55.800-05:002010-04-15T07:39:55.800-05:00Oh I so love the etymology of words. Sometimes it ...Oh I so love the etymology of words. Sometimes it is even more telling than the definition.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-80515167523509031982010-04-15T06:51:20.116-05:002010-04-15T06:51:20.116-05:00I love your posts and I love when you add the orig...I love your posts and I love when you add the origin it allows me to learn a little something while I'm reading, you are certainly on to something!<br /><br />The English language is so fascinating to see the word nice start out as something completely different than it is now its amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-91956347287445133212010-04-15T06:47:29.697-05:002010-04-15T06:47:29.697-05:00The only one I knew was berserker. The belief was ...The only one I knew was berserker. The belief was the individuals maybe have used some sort of drug, which caused them to hallucinate. Hence why they went berserk. <br /><br />I did research on Vikings for a novel, hence why I know this obscure fact.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-84448466742625219512010-04-15T04:34:20.074-05:002010-04-15T04:34:20.074-05:00This post is right up my alley (wonder where that ...This post is right up my alley (wonder where that came from???)! Loved it. Will print it and capture all that word trivia in my brain. Love, love it! Looking forward to more. CStickhorsecowgirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167094045033324094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-68178815597132818912010-04-15T01:54:08.703-05:002010-04-15T01:54:08.703-05:00wow this post is so interesting.
"Look it up...wow this post is so interesting.<br /><br />"Look it up in the dictionary," one or more of them would say.<br />"But how can I look it up in the dictionary if I don't know how to spell it?" I would whine.<br />"Sound it out," they would respond.<br />"But...but...but...."<br /><br />This is exactly how it was for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com