A little trivia before the weekend. I read this on MSN:
"The F word dates back centuries, according to an article on Discovery's website. Lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower told Discovery that the Germanic word's root meant, 'to move back and forth.' Sheidlower should know -- he wrote a book on it.
Its meaning changed over the centuries, eventually showing up in obscene contexts -- poems and other literary masterpieces, crisis situations, Tarantino movies, stand-up comedy shows and garden variety home repair mishaps."
(By Jonathan Lloyd NBCLosAngeles.com)
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Friday, March 26, 2010
The "F Word" - Blame it on the Germans!
Christa Polkinhorn, originally from Switzerland, lives and works as writer and translator in the Los Angeles area, California. She divides her time between the United States and Switzerland and has strong ties to both countries. She is the author of five novels and a collection of poems. Her travels and her interest in foreign cultures inform her work and her novels take place in several countries. Aside from writing and traveling, she is an avid reader and a lover of the arts, dark chocolate, and red wine.
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Leave it to the Germans...and leave it to Christa to come across this trivia. :) My mother used to say there are times when you just have to use the F word (or other four letter word) like when you stub your toe and I wholeheartedly agree with her!
ReplyDeleteAlthough this is about definitions, there's a site where you can build your vocabulary and donate rice to feed the hungry. It's really fun! www.freerice.com/
I forgot all about the rice donation. Thanks, Diane, for reminding me.
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