(Steve taking notes) "Didn't Steve Perry sing that song (Sherry)?"
Steven Lancaster Barrios Technology NASA/JSC 281-244-2444 (voice) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:06 PM To: CF-Community Subject: More little-known facts Some of you may know some words that were Anglicized from other languages. e.g.: Sherry (wine) originally came from the Spanish town Jerez. Port wine from Oporto. A limousine (chauffer-driven vehicle) originally referred to the finest French carriages made with Limousin Oak lumber. But it's a little known fact that the term "whopping" to describe something very large is similar. Seems there was this Chinese wrestler, size of a Japanese sumo, named Hua Ping. The term became Anglicized as a generic way of describing "extremely large". -Ben <gee, the things you can learn on this list!> ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
