(urth) question

Jerry Friedman jerry_friedman at yahoo.com
Sun May 22 21:44:14 PDT 2011


> From: David Duffy <davidD at qimr.edu.au>


[negative mass]

> I think this is a deliberate wink to  the reader.  Ditto the mirrors. Wolfe 
>similarly delights in folk  etymologies such as Ex-Calibor for Excalibur, and 
>brand[ed] new for brand  new.

Another example, pointed out by Michael Andre-Driussi, is the Green Room.

Jerry Friedman




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