[Ansteorra] words ... folklore and wive's tales: fact or fallacy

[Jay Yeates]

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[mailto:ansteorra-bounces+jyeates=realtime.net at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
Isobel de Kirkbryde
Sent: 2005 - January 20 - Thursday 16:35


It was fun seeing the crazy stuff, but the real
education was the real reasons behind things.  Isn't
researching orgins of things like this just a hoot?  I
certainly think so.


...
if you like such things, try the Patrick O'Brian british naval series
(Master & Commnader) .. for the many words & sayings that come down to us
from british naval usage .. way more than you might think

also check out Neal Stephenson's "Baroque Cycle" for english (and other)
origins of words relating to commerce & money .. plus a great view of early
London and interesting origins of their politic's (among many diversions) ..
for example, why is a "quarter" two bits - because a piece of eight (the
core currency of that time) was divided into eight "bits" to be broken off
to make change ... ergo a quarter is two bits

'wolf
.. the fix (phyx) is in