tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post6475927072426301030..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Louche and LouchingM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-20864872053628063492018-01-12T10:13:19.643+00:002018-01-12T10:13:19.643+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701778986954777315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-39388625259820868162015-08-24T08:56:40.394+01:002015-08-24T08:56:40.394+01:00wow. thanks for the article. For some reason I tho...wow. thanks for the article. For some reason I thought it meant lazy douche...which seems to fit.Ernestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354383975423240744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-9834064028127430282015-06-30T01:07:12.489+01:002015-06-30T01:07:12.489+01:00Hi Mark,
Great Entry! I found "A Game of Ch...Hi Mark, <br /><br />Great Entry! I found "A Game of Chicken" to be very similar to "Louche and Louching." Similar because both readings focused on the derivatives and evolution of specific terms like "louche" and "poule." Drawing attention to "Poule," it began as the term for chicken, later meaning "pot of money," then encountering a spelling change to "pool" and indicating a general collection. I also thought the title "A Game of Chicken" was interesting. You used it to introduce the use of the term "poule" when gambling and today, the term "chicken" not only refers to poultry, but also to a game of conflict. Two players speed toward each other to what could be a head-on collision. The player who swerves away from their oncoming opponent is dubbed as the "chicken." In this case, "chicken" indicates a coward. See... yet another derivative :).<br />-Alejandra H.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562079857988076475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-13853376159611018322015-06-26T11:07:27.039+01:002015-06-26T11:07:27.039+01:00Une louche is also a ladle in French. Haven't ...Une louche is also a ladle in French. Haven't made the connection yet, but after reading your exploration of the word, I am still looking..Imagerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920362166964584645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-38334511502387218392015-06-03T11:55:38.324+01:002015-06-03T11:55:38.324+01:00Thanks for sharing this. Great post to read.Thanks for sharing this. <a href="http://www.essayscouncil.com" rel="nofollow">Great post to read</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719351970010863166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-19543668546615346912015-05-26T22:09:14.840+01:002015-05-26T22:09:14.840+01:00Hi Mark, I'm a great fan of your books and I r...Hi Mark, I'm a great fan of your books and I read The Etymologicon last year. Since discovering your blog, I have seen that you are regularly lavished upon with richly deserved praise, so I thought this time I'd give you a little criticism to balance things out :)<br /><br />You say in The Etymologicon that Italians refer to gypsies as Walachians. No we don't. We refer to them as Zingari, which, I am reliably informed, comes from the Greek Tsingaroi, which was the name of an ancient Anatolian tribe. So according to us gypsies aren't Egyptian or Romanian. They are Turks.<br /><br />Don't take this personally. Yours are still the best books on rhetoric and the English language that I have read in a very long time :) love, ElisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682789644267027016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-42955286650593758072015-05-10T16:04:53.796+01:002015-05-10T16:04:53.796+01:00I'm afraid there isn't. There probably sho...I'm afraid there isn't. There probably should be, but I'm much too lazy. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-35854564810463691272015-05-10T02:22:08.562+01:002015-05-10T02:22:08.562+01:00Hi Mark, I'm sure you are familiar with the ex...Hi Mark, I'm sure you are familiar with the excessively bohemian painter who always took the road less travelled: Too-louche Low-trek. Now may I ask a question: Is there an edition of The Etymologicon which has an index? I keep recalling details I think I've read there and not being able to find them.<br />David DaleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766381274644995136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-62598818535317308462015-03-05T23:18:58.038+00:002015-03-05T23:18:58.038+00:00No idea, I'm afraid.No idea, I'm afraid.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-69338481111316769632015-03-01T12:03:05.432+00:002015-03-01T12:03:05.432+00:00Bonjour Mark. Do you know if louche (ladle), as in...Bonjour Mark. Do you know if louche (ladle), as in 'moulé à la louche', has any link to louche (crosseyed)?Curatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342854072109992134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-25736922188009391192015-02-20T00:00:56.960+00:002015-02-20T00:00:56.960+00:00Dear Mark
I was given your book, The Elements of E...Dear Mark<br />I was given your book, The Elements of Eloquence, and wanted to drop you a line to say how much I'm enjoying it. It would probably be preferable if was pouring some of my new learning into this note, however this is a quick (unimpressive) line to say thank you for making me laugh out loud. I am particularly enjoying your little asides, such as, "You're welcome" at the bottom of page 116. <br />I teach some very bright boys so will aim to liven up my English lessons by peppering them with anadiplosis et al... I'll maybe avoid enallage for now. Incidentally, it's a central London school- would you ever consider visiting us to do a talk? It would be wonderful to hear from you. <br />Very Best <br />Hannah Verney <br />Hannah.verney@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392289708174310742noreply@blogger.com