Jon Baker
I feel like whoever named the color Mauve was put on the spot and panicked
Jun 12, 2023 at 10:55amMetatext
Show threadThankful PondJun 12, 2023
@JonBaker Indeed—#wiktionary says the name was “coined in 1856 by the chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.” This could be an animated short.
Show threadwanderer_jJun 12, 2023
@thankfulpond @JonBaker How much you want to bet him mother’s name was Maeve? #MommasBoy
Show threadThankful PondJun 12, 2023
@ev_rider_j @JonBaker Whoa, hold up—who is this Dr. Stenhouse? #lichens #dyesanddyestuffs #daddyissues
Show threadHarry CallahanJun 12, 2023
@JonBaker I'm by myself, and I laughed out loud.
Show threadBytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱Jun 12, 2023
@JonBaker I've read the book about William Perkin's discovery. My late mum told me that it used to be pronounced 'more-ve', which mutated to 'mow-ve'. She was a Geordie though, so maybe that was a regional thing.
Show threadDziadekJun 12, 2023
@JonBaker I feel much the same way about creating cottage cheese.