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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Bourgeois Fair
“So, are burghers bourgeois?” C.J. asked before popping a sauce-drenched French fry into his mouth. Another jet thundered overhead. I could almost make out the tread in the tires. “I wouldn’t be a snob about what I’m eating. Oh, right: … Continue reading
Posted in English language, etymology, French language
Tagged bourgeois, burgher, English language, word origins, words, Zadie Smith
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Burgers to Burghers
“Speaking of burgers, what about the Burghers of Calais?” A jet roared overhead, nearly close enough to part my hair, as C.J. asked the question. I dabbed hamburger juice from my chin. “Burgers of where?” I asked before my brain … Continue reading
Posted in etymology
Tagged borough, burg, burger, burgher, English language, etymology, word origins, words
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Julia Child and the Mouseburger
“So, can we go somewhere and talk?” asked C.J. “Sure.” He didn’t say somewhere quiet, I realized, as he pulled into the In-N-Out Burger near LAX. It’s the 100th anniversary of Julia Child’s birth, I realized. What more appropriate way … Continue reading
Posted in etymology, food
Tagged English language, etymology, hamburger, Helen Gurley Brown, In-N-Out Burger, Julia Child, lamburger, Limburger, mouseburger, portmanteau words
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