JessMar 8
Mignon Fogarty
The word “tattoo” has two distinct meanings, with two distinct etymologies. The first, meaning skin art, comes from Polynesian. The second, meaning a military drumbeat, comes from the Dutch.
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Show threadAbieMar 7
@grammargirl #TIL !
Show threadArchimageMar 8
@grammargirl and then ther’s the little guy from Fantasy Island ;)
Show threadK. E. Aplin🇺🇸🇨🇦Mar 8
@grammargirl the drums look better
Show threadKarinMar 8
@grammargirl And the drumbeat meaning evolved from 'taptoe' (as it's still called in Dutch), the army trumpet signal that the day was done, like the Last Post.