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Here's a radio interview I did just yesterday that proves, yet again, that etymology is nothing if not sexy.
posted by Martha at 12:41 PM
Friday, September 15, 2006
Here's a radio interview I did just yesterday that proves, yet again, that etymology is nothing if not sexy.
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Ort: "A fragment of food left over from a meal . . . figuratively, a fragment, esp. of wisdom, wit, knowledge."
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4 Comments:
Interesting interview.
So, why is a large musical ensemble called an "orchestra" -- because it is sometimes called upon to play for balls?
LOL. I have some vague memory that there was once a theory that the orchestra pit had to do with a buncha male Greek chorus members standing in a line, kind of orchis-to-orchis, but I think that idea wasn't ever taken that seriously, or isn't now.
. . . and a "cryptorchestra" might be a good name for an ensemble that plays for masqued balls . . .
It's unrelated, but I was wondering what the preferred spelling of homie/homey would be when referring to another person.
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