Etymology is good stuff! You can (ab)use it to: -poke fun at nonsense words (irregardless and inflammable come to mind...) -create "new" words by (in)appropriately utilizing appropriate prefixes and suffixes (signage comes to mind... As does converting nouns to verbs and vice-versa) -engage in other forms of wordplay; a classic example is the "what is the opposite of progress" one.
-- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 8, 2010, at 16:28, Mountain Man <maontin....@gmail.com> wrote: > Larry wrote: >> Others, taught phonetically can sound the word out and read it properly >> often learning the meaning by the context it was used in in the sentence. > > One of the most memorable classes senior year of high school was > etymology If I recall correctly, much of the prefixes, suffixes, and > roots we were forced to memorize. Tough course, but fundamentally one > of the most widely usable courses I recall in high school. Of course, > any course that was hard was memorable, it seems. When ya gotta bust > your butt, you learn and enjoy the task. > mao > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
