Comments on: & The Philologist formerly known as HotForWords http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ravenlol http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-165555 ravenlol Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:46:01 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-165555 :twisted: :twisted:

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-154815 leonard Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:57:54 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-154815 :smile: <b>AND</b> how has elahie been? Symbol writing and the discipline of thinking out.........out thinking of discipline, the and writing simply. :cool: :smile: AND how has elahie been? Symbol writing and the discipline of thinking out………out thinking of discipline, the and writing simply. :cool:

]]> By: jarek http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-135825 jarek Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:24:34 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-135825 nice & 47 ... nice nick...&... nice & 47 … nice nick…&…

]]> By: jarek http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-135822 jarek Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:22:40 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-135822 nice... marina...nice nice… marina…nice

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-134716 leonard Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:06:40 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-134716 &&&)(&&& :smile: [utterances]....^...eurydice[masks]...[spastic]... :smile: :P [cards] :roll: Jack and Jill...ll...went up the hill :wink: ^ll^ &&&)(&&& :smile: [utterances]….^…eurydice[masks]…[spastic]… :smile: :P [cards] :roll: Jack and Jill…ll…went up the hill :wink: ^ll^

]]> By: bama622 http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-134496 bama622 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:56:28 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-134496 You have a wonderful voice Marina :!: You should try to sing on one of your videos :!: Also I would like to know where the word [sing] came from. You have a wonderful voice Marina :!: You should try to sing on one of your videos :!: Also I would like to know where the word [sing] came from.

]]> By: darlingj http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-129625 darlingj Tue, 12 May 2009 05:24:35 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-129625 Brilliant, Interesting, Informative... I'd call it one of those dual-purpose lessons - the etymology defines the word. Brilliant, Interesting, Informative…

I’d call it one of those dual-purpose lessons – the etymology defines the word.

]]> By: dabeyta http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-123852 dabeyta Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:09:24 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-123852 Do punctuation marks count? Do punctuation marks count?

]]> By: paulhenry http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-119318 paulhenry Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:18:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-119318 I've got a feeling that the dollar sign comes from the image of a pillar with ivy growing around it which, I think, had something to do with a really old Grecian or Roman building - maybe a financial institution, or perhaps a library (the wealth of knowledge perhaps) - but I can't be sure. I'd love to be able to remember where I learned that from. As for the sterling pound symbol. I'd say it comes from the the same root as the weight measurment pound (lb). I don't know the etymology of it but I know that in Italian a pound in weight is pronounced 'libra' (which, come to think of it, sounds a lot like 'lire', the old Italian monetary unit... and it also smacks a little of the Italian word for book - 'libro' - and ... well, I've never made his connection, but we're back at 'library'). Um... I think Marina should clarify this for us (she's always WAY more entertaining than some shmuck randomly answering your post! lol). I’ve got a feeling that the dollar sign comes from the image of a pillar with ivy growing around it which, I think, had something to do with a really old Grecian or Roman building – maybe a financial institution, or perhaps a library (the wealth of knowledge perhaps) – but I can’t be sure. I’d love to be able to remember where I learned that from.
As for the sterling pound symbol. I’d say it comes from the the same root as the weight measurment pound (lb). I don’t know the etymology of it but I know that in Italian a pound in weight is pronounced ‘libra’ (which, come to think of it, sounds a lot like ‘lire’, the old Italian monetary unit… and it also smacks a little of the Italian word for book – ‘libro’ – and … well, I’ve never made his connection, but we’re back at ‘library’).
Um… I think Marina should clarify this for us (she’s always WAY more entertaining than some shmuck randomly answering your post! lol).

]]> By: drmichael82 http://hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-118720 drmichael82 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:59:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/26/philologist-formerly-known-as-hotforwords/#comment-118720 5 estrellas 5 estrellas

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