#etymology — Patrick Glendon McCullough

3 years ago

It is said that once someone knew how many c's and s's are used to spell the word occasion, but this knowledge has been lost for centuries.

#language #etymology #spelling

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12 years ago

I always thought it was unfortunate that other languages had poetic God-centric farewells, ie adieu, via con dios, and that English lacked one. But then I found out that "goodbye" is the shortening of "God be with ye"!

#language #etymology #words