Category Archive: Etymology

H ~ Hyperbole

OH MY GOD, I MISSED A DAY OF THE CHALLENGE! The gods of the A-Z are gonna smite me!! HOW COULD I HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN!??!?!?!?!?! ……………………………………………………………………… Am I the only one that… Continue reading

F ~ Fly

I had a story in mind for the song Fly Away from Here by Aerosmith, but it… flew away…. Fly is a pre-12th century Old English word. Its source comes from flēogan. I… Continue reading

E ~ Exercise

Have you ever wondered where the word Exercise comes from? ……. Me neither. At least not until I wanted to blog about it and realized the letter ‘E’ was right around the corner… Continue reading

D ~ Dichotomy

Being a bit of a lazy goose today, so no ficlet :p I’m participating in Camp NaNoWrimo, and given that I didn’t get a chance to write yesterday, I need to bang out… Continue reading

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