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According to the heart
The word cord is tied to an ancient word for intestines.
Sinew and intestines were the raw materials for
cord and rope production in days of old.
The 'cord' found in many English words however comes
from the Latin word for heart. 'Accord' originally
referred to actions aimed at the heart in search
for agreement. Concord meant almost the same thing,
done with the heart, done with agreement. The opposite,
discord, meant apart from or without the heart.
'Record' meant to learn by heart. The heart and
mind were symbolically interchangeable years ago.
Cordial first described a medicinal drink that stimulated
the heart. The 'cour' of courage also belongs to
the heart family. One must be strong of heart to
be brave.
The Greek cousins of the Latin 'cord' appear as
'card' and supply us with our cardiac words. An
even more distant relative turns into 'cred', which
should convince us that the family of words is incredible.
By Joel Miller |
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"Respect can't
be demanded, it must be won."
Dartwill Aquila |
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What word does the
following group of five words have in common?
boot, bow, chicken, peg, trouser |
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"A life spent
in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful
than a life spent in doing nothing."
George Bernard Shaw |
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| Mind your manners! ASA (Advertising
Standards Authority) controls the content of advertising
in Britain. It recently received a record number of complaints.
Too much nudity or violence? No. The TV commercial in
question offended by showing women eating with their mouths
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The first actress. Margaret
Hughes was the first woman to play a woman’s role
in an English play in 1660. Previously all parts were
played by males. Two years later, King Charles II declared
an official licence giving women the right to act the
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"There is only
one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness
of head."
Theodore Roosevelt |
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| The following words entered the English language
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| A.S.A.P.
- (as soon as possible) originated as army slang
and spilled over into the vocabulary at large. It
became so popular that it quickly lost its periods
and is even used pronounced as the word asap. |
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| DEE-JAY
- referred to the first letter in each word of 'disc
jockey'. It would take over 10 years before dee-jay
could be written as DJ.s. |
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