Every Friday I’m going to post about the etymology (origins) of a few choice words or phrases.
- “for ever and a day” – meaning indefinitely. This comes from Shakespeare. He used it in two of his plays…1. The Taming of the Shrew (1596):
BIONDELLO: I cannot tell; expect they are busied about a
counterfeit assurance: take you assurance of her,
‘cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum:’ to the
church; take the priest, clerk, and some sufficient
honest witnesses: If this be not that you look for,
I have no more to say, But bid Bianca farewell for
ever and a day.and 2. As You Like It (1599):
ROSALIND: Now tell me how long you would have her after you have possessed her.
ORLANDO: For ever and a day. - Waldorf salad – coined in 1911 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. It was first created and served there.
I’m also going to post some useful and/or interesting vocab words.
- abnegation – renunciation, rejection
- hubristic – having excessive pride
- scurrilous – making bad claims about someone to damage their reputation; slanderous, offensive (sometimes humorous)
Have a great weekend.