(Note: once again, I’ve put forth a post with quite a few links to Wikipedia to back up my claims. If you can afford to do so, donating to Wikipedia would be a tremendous thing to do.) The Latin word for fire, ignus, has been derived over the ages into the name Ignatius, meaning bornContinue reading “what do Nazis and the world’s favorite ballpark food have in common?”
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a bundle, an oppressive ideology, a slur, and some delicious tex-mex
Long ago, the Proto-Italic language that predated Latin had a word to describe a bundle of something: “faskis”, which itself stems from the Proto-Indo-European “bhasko”. This term later appears in Latin as “fasces” and refers to a bundle of wooden rods with a protruding blade. The fasces was carried as a symbol of legal authorityContinue reading “a bundle, an oppressive ideology, a slur, and some delicious tex-mex”
Clarity and Precision
Picture a spiral, like this one: Not this exact one, obviously, you don’t need to picture it since I’ve done that for you and you can just look at it. Now that you’re looking at it, think for a moment about how you would describe it to someone. Which words would you use? What featuresContinue reading “Clarity and Precision”
lessons from language learning
Until a few years ago, I lived in the United States, home of such important historical figures as George Washington and Mr. Boh. I was quite happy there until I eventually grew tired of not being employed, and of being watched by Mr. Boh’s one, weird eye. So, I did what anyone fleeing a regionalContinue reading “lessons from language learning”
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