16 Words Derived From Animals "Tragedy probably has one of the most peculiar etymologies in the entire English language: it derives from a Greek word, tragoedia, literally meaning “goat song.” Why? Well, one theory claims it comes from actors in Ancient Greece dressing in furs and animal hides to portray legendary animals (like goat-legged satyrs) in performances of dramas and tragedies, but the true origin of the word remains a mystery."
16 Words Derived From Animals "Tragedy probably has one of the most peculiar etymologies in the entire English language: it derives from a Greek word, tragoedia, literally meaning “goat song.” Why? Well, one theory claims it comes from actors in Ancient Greece dressing in furs and animal hides to portray legendary animals (like goat-legged satyrs) in performances of dramas and tragedies, but the true origin of the word remains a mystery."
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dec·i·mate
ËdesÉËmÄt/
verb
1.
kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.
"the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness"
2.
historical
kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group.
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matrix (n.) late 14c., "uterus, womb," from Old French matrice "womb, uterus," from Latin matrix (genitive matricis) "pregnant animal," in Late Latin "womb," also "source, origin," from mater (genitive matris) "mother" (see mother (n.1)). Sense of "place or medium where something is developed" is first recorded 1550s; sense of "embedding or enclosing mass" first recorded 1640s. Logical sense of "array of possible combinations of truth-values" is attested from 1914. As a verb from 1951.
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I guess it's essentially just a word choice. When I did book covers in the pre-historic era of the 1980s, the editors I dealt with were usually very specific about elements like body copy and captions, so they seemed to expect the lowly designers to be just as specific. If they used the word "verbiage" it was usually referring to some ramblings submitted by the author, which they were going to edit down. It's still mildly annoying when I hear a co-worker say something like "...there's some verbiage about that on page 23 of the manual".
Exactly, so using "verbiage" means to me that the design's way ahead of the writing and somebody better get crackin'. As in, I have a 4-page article, the photos are all in order and placed and supporting graphics are in the works. That leaves X number of column inches for: verbiage. Of some sort. I, the designer, do not care that ain't my job but the "article" will look prit-T-dam stupid if somebody doesn't get some verbiage to me toot sweet.
And then if I have to, I can say 1100 words body copy, 4 captions of 15 words each plus a 20-letter headline, a byline, a subhead and up to 3 12-word pull quotes.
When I moved to SE Oklahoma, I heard all sorts of strange phrases. Such as "evening" is any time after noon. It could mean 2:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. To me, evening is after 6:00 pm. Also, many call lunch dinner.
I would guess that it is. I've lived in and visited many places and would definitely remember if I heard that.
Another regional thing... I'll never forget when I moved to Northern Virginia, the first time someone asked me, "where you stay at?" I had no idea what they meant and obviously looked confused because I was asked again where I stay, then someone else chimed in and said, "he's asking where you live."
When I moved to SE Oklahoma, I heard all sorts of strange phrases. Such as "evening" is any time after noon. It could mean 2:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. To me, evening is after 6:00 pm. Also, many call lunch dinner.
I would guess that it is. I've lived in and visited many places and would definitely remember if I heard that.
Another regional thing... I'll never forget when I moved to Northern Virginia, the first time someone asked me, "where you stay at?" I had no idea what they meant and obviously looked confused because I was asked again where I stay, then someone else chimed in and said, "he's asking where you live."
Fortunately one of the people involved in the conversation had enough sense to understand why the question needed an interpreter.
I would guess that it is. I've lived in and visited many places and would definitely remember if I heard that.
Another regional thing... I'll never forget when I moved to Northern Virginia, the first time someone asked me, "where you stay at?" I had no idea what they meant and obviously looked confused because I was asked again where I stay, then someone else chimed in and said, "he's asking where you live."
Fortunately one of the people involved in the conversation had enough sense to understand why the question needed an interpreter.
