Tag: Etymology

• Meddle Ceremony

  

  I am a fan of etymology and the origins of words, but I have always known that they might sometimes be susceptible to the incorporation of urban legends. This false etymology, as linguists term it, sometimes takes the form of outwardly reasonable explanations that are essentially flawed or backronyms (acronyms that are contrived to provide…

  Max Frances

  Jul 21, 2020

  Politics, Society

  Brexit, Etymology, Government, Language, MPs, Parliament, Politics, Post-Fact, Post-Truth, Putin, Russia, Social Media, Spying, Twitter, Verhofstadt