On etymology

[ccfinlay]

This is for the word nerds that AmyD sent to follow my twitter this morning. Some of you (and by "some" I mean "E" and "M[-----] P[------]") may remember it about from ten years ago, before the Age Of Blogs, when I posted things like this to the OWW mailing list.

E asked:I am sure I can't be spelling "coplative" correctly, as I cannot find it in

Comments

[wendigomountain]

Oh, thanks a lot! Now I've got the VanTrapp Children singing in my head all morning after the -la bit.

[ccfinlay]

You're welcome!

[frigg]

I totally blame him for the Danish version of itsy bitsy spider playing in my head now.

"Lille Peter edderkop kravlede op ad muren..."

(edder means poison btw.)

[ccfinlay]

Edder like adder. Huh. That's cool.

And... you're welcome too!

[barbarienne]

Oh my god I totally remember this! I may even have it on my computer somewhere. :-)

[ccfinlay]

It's probably not as funny as I remember it. But I still can't reread it without cracking up.

[barbarienne]

I so miss those early days on the DROWW mailing list. There were no rules of behavior because there didn't need to be any.

[ammitnox]

This reminds me that you are a silly person.

[ccfinlay]

I am secretly pleased that you momentarily forgot.