Sunday, January 18, 2009

Breakfast

It took me too long in life to realize that this word truly is about breaking one's fast after a night of sleep, but it is also partly what sparked my interest in exactly where it is that the words we use almost negligently come from. I also like the way that the hard, consonant sounds of the k and the t reflect a brisk start to the morning.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    I've certainly marveled at the realization that "recognize" is really "re-cognize."

    Is anyone else here addicted to those tiny epiphanies?

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  2. Chris CampoloJanuary 26, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    re-member, re-call, re-spect! That little "re" does a lot of good work!

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