Tag: language
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Not a Trick Question
So…English. Lots of the names for animals for when they’re alive and needing to be tended are Germanic: Cow, Pig, Sheep. But the words for when they’re prepared as food are Frankish: Beef, Pork, Lamb. Probably because at one point the Frankish conquerors were the upper-class eating the food raised by the lower-class Germanic folk….
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Majestically
Whenever I hear the word “majestic” I think of Prince John in Disney’s Robin Hood agreeing with his fortune telling: “Handsome, regal, majestic, ha ha. Lovable, yes, yes. Cuddly. Oh, that’s me to a T. It truly is.”
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No Really
I met someone with this last name recently and wondered how often they get Dad-joked about their name.
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Semantic Sticks
This was said with complete sincerity. Apparently “drumstick” doesn’t classify as a “stick” despite the seemingly obvious name clues.
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Sea Servant
So “The Royalty” are the ones with maids, eh? Seems legit.
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Won’t Stop Groovin’
Looking it up, Shake It Off was released over 10 years ago in 2014, and the song I played for her was released in 2004. It’s not as though I was playing music from the 1970s.
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Fortunately
I mean, obviously. It’s the opposite of un-obviously.
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Pollaxe
When your spouse is into etymology you pick up a lot of random stuff.
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Forget The Alarm
To clarify: that’s not “me” in the comic – that’s not how I (outwardly) wake up. I got to hear this happen one day when one of my kids woke up to the usual school day alarm and decided to try this approach for dealing with it.
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Mentally Challenged
I clearly demonstrated my excellent language skills on that day…