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A numbered list of various things
- 7 a.m. this morning I was dozing and listening to the radio when my brain suddenly decided to try and decipher the etymology of the word 'ventriloquism'. From 'venter, ventris' - 'stomach'. From 'loquor, loqui' - 'to speak'
So 'ventriloquism' is...stomach talking?
I don't know whether to assume this is so because a ventriloquist's dummy is usually ( Read more... )
- 7 a.m. this morning I was dozing and listening to the radio when my brain suddenly decided to try and decipher the etymology of the word 'ventriloquism'. From 'venter, ventris' - 'stomach'. From 'loquor, loqui' - 'to speak'