Main Entry: leop·ard
Pronunciation: /ˈlɛp-ərd / [lep-erd]
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural leop·ards
Etymology: 1250-1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French lepart, leupart, from Late Latin leōpardus, from Greek leópardos, syncopated var. of leontópardos, equiv. to leonto- (s. of léōn) lion + párdos pard

1 : a large strong cat (Panthera ( Read more... )

Main Entry: treach·er·y
Pronunciation: /ˈtrɛtʃəri/ [trech-uh-ree]
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural treach·er·ies
Etymology: 1175-1225; Middle English trecherie, from Anglo-French, from trecher, tricher to deceive, from Vulgar Latin *triccare - more at trick1 : violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; betrayal of trust : treason ( Read more... )

I've been busy this past week (or weeks) so haven't had time to write about this.

On Monday, I rushed down (after being held back at work) to the new National Museum to catch my only film this SIFF, a local film by Kan Lume.  whirlwink happened to be there too but because I was late I didn't have a chance to say hi until after the film was over ( Read more... )

morologum est qui latinum usurpo non quo scivi atqui potis googles est

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London.  No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

- Dr Samuel Johnson -

I was just chastised on my driving record, for scraping the bumper on a very, very tight three-point turn in Cambridge... by a guy who totalled a Volvo so bad that it could only be scrapped, and smashed it up because he was speeding recklessly and lost control ( Read more... )

Because, etymologically speaking, 'dark' in this instance refers not to the state of darkness or the absence of light but originates from the old Anglo-Saxon verb 'sweorcan', meaning 'to grow dark'. Since 'after' means 'following in time', the term 'after dark' means, really, 'following in time from when it grows dark', i.e. after the segue of ( Read more... )

Some people should just know when to quit, either when they're ahead, or now with their tails between their legs.

Cologne is SO going back on the list.

Who am I kidding?  I want to see that massive cathedral.  I want to go see it for myself.  And I'm not going to let anybody stop me, or spoil it for me.  I am so going there, by myself if I have to, no matter what the cost ( Read more... )

It's quite pointless standing up to a short fart.