Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts

Saturday, March 20, 2010

for those who like language

A recent facebook conversation that I had:



















































Oh, how I love the South.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

definition: 4

Restoration: And now behold, is the meaning of the word restoration to take a thing of a natural state and place it in an unnatural state, or place it in a state opposite to its nature? ...[T]his is not the case; but the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again....

(see 12-13)

definition: 3

This one comes courtesy of Frau Magister.

Pygmy: The term "Pygmy" is often considered belittling.

See the second paragraph for the full context.

This came about whilst watching a show talking of a race of smaller stature, and the little white box, which is the fount of all knowledge was consulted to know if this term is still in use.