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Monthly Archives: January 2013
The Origins of Batter, Patter, Stutter, Flutter and more
That batty Batman was long gone but I was still pondering. What about the verb batter, meaning ‘to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon, or with frequent missiles; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise … Continue reading
Posted in English language, etymology
Tagged batter, etymology, fleet, flutter, patter, stutter, wander, wend, went, word origins
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Holy Hollywood! Has Batman Gone Batty?
A door swung open, sending a blast of cold air and a flapping sound through the java joint. Slowly, I lifted my head. A black-clad, caped figure with a pointy-eared hood stretched over his face flapped into my office. Batman. … Continue reading
Posted in English language, etymology, French language, Latin language
Tagged abate, bat, bate, Batman, English language, etymology
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A Certain Something
All right. I was sufficiently caffeinated to make it to the java joint I call my office. I ordered a “tall” (small) cup of Joe, just to be legit, not that I needed it. I looked back at Ms. Big’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cadaver, certain, decapitate, decide, English language, etymology
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Crime and Patisserie
What was that thumping? My heart. I jerked awake from a dream of going over some kind of effing cliff. Then I heard the thump, rattle, clatter of a can being kicked down the road. My head fizzled with sparks … Continue reading
Posted in etymology
Tagged crime, discriminate, discrimination, English language, etymology, John Kerry, swiftboating
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