etymology – michael jarmer

#561: Enthousiasmos

Excuse me while I take a momentto speak in tongues.Excuse me whileI roll around in ecstasyon the grass. Excuse me while I pull an Idol and dance with myself. Excuse me whileI kiss this guy. The Greeks had a word for this.

#405: A Poem Inspired by the Etymology of Jargon and Clementine on April 2, 2022

The word jargon originally meant:birdsong. As in: this morning the backyard oaks were full of jargon. And the clementine orange was named after a French monk.And I wonder: how did the word for orange becomeassociated with lovers, and I learn,after a little digging, that the famous song is abouta specific woman, named afterthe orange, perhaps,Continue reading “#405: A Poem Inspired by the Etymology of Jargon and Clementine on April 2, 2022”