Heel lang geleden hoorde ik een keurige Duitse heer klagen over 'Kreuzschmerzen'. Pijn in zijn kruis? Zoveel openhartigheid had ik van hem niet verwacht.

Pas een hele tijd later ontdekte ik dat Kreuz 'onderrug' betekent, genoemd naar het Kreuzbein oftewel heiligbeen. Veel valser worden vrienden niet!

(Ik moet daaraan terugdenken nu ik ontdek dat het Poolse woord voor kruis, krzyż, tevens onderrug betekent.)

Why isn't someone who lives forever an eternal liver?

It's because of "blocking," in which the existence of one word blocks the possibility of another. Similarly, "remove" doesn't mean to find a new house for the second time.

Can you think of any other examples?

#linguistics @linguistics #grammar #language #English #writingcommunity #writers #writing #publishing @languagelovers

#Etymology is one of the biggest #translation traps when it comes to understanding a #language.

For example, "jail" and "prison" are near #synonyms but "jailer" and prisoner" are near #opposites.

#linguistics #WritingCommunity #Writing #grammar @linguistics #AncientWisdom @languagelovers

I heard there was a secret note
That William Carlos Williams wrote
But you don't really care for sorries, do you?

It goes like this, they're cold, they're sweet
You saved them for a breakfast treat
But from your fridge, I took the plums and screwed you.

While I’m glad mastodon (especially #MedMastodon and #DisabilityMastodon ) exists, this piece by @ImaniBarbarin outlines exactly what I and many other disabled and chronically ill people feel about the end of Twitter. The platform has been our best or only connection to the rest of our community; a place of invaluable knowledge, support, and advocacy.

https://crutchesandspice.com/2022/11/16/with-twitter-crumbling-it-feels-like-the-world-is-collapsing-on-disabled-people/

In de oudheidkundige disciplines zit de dynamiek in nieuwe methoden en technieken. Analyse van een metallurgische vingerafdruk is niet heel nieuw, maar de toepassing wel. Een leuk resultaat is dat in Kalkriese het Negentiende Legioen aanwezig is geweest.

https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2022/11/16/een-nieuwe-techniek-nieuw-soort-inzicht/

For those who have been following the story about the torture of autistic people at the Judge Rotenberg Center: ABAI members just voted AGAINST Contingent Electric Skin Shock, and that is now therefore the official ABAI position!

This step forward is a victory for disability rights activists!

What happens next to #StopTheShock? We don't know yet. There are laws before Congress at the moment, but that is a separate process.