Speaking of words, 'turnpike' is one I've never understood. I know it refers to what we (ie. downunder) would call an expressway or motorway, but what's the etymology of 'turnpike'?
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Wed, Apr 13, 2016, at 04:40 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > There has to be something seriously wrong with any male that find's > pleasure in watching Lena Dunham disrobe. But then again there are > always rubberneckers at crash sites on the turnpike. > > On 4/12/2016 9:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > In view of some of the recent PESO postings, and in an effort to > > elevate the level of discussion on this forum, I am providint the > > followin: > > > > A.Word.A.Day > > with Anu Garg > > > > ecdysiast > > > > PRONUNCIATION: > > (ek-DIZ-ee-ast) > > > > MEANING: > > noun: A person who disrobes to provide entertainment for others. > > > > ETYMOLOGY: > > Coined by writer and editor H.L. Mencken in 1940, from ecdysis > > (shedding or molting), from Greek ekdysis (casting off), from ek- > > (out) + dyein (to put on). > > > > USAGE: > > “Lena Dunham drenched the market with her formidable musings under the > > title of Not That Kind of Girl, a biography memoir in the great > > tradition of Pamela Anderson and other literary ecdysiasts.” > > Rex Murphy; The Year in Activist Feminism; National Post (Canada); Dec 27, > > 2014. > > > > > -- http://www.fastmail.com - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
