Bad Etymology
Laptop, n. from French la ptomaïne food poisoning; ultimately from Greek ptôma corpse; hence an ordure-spouting irritant prone to inopportune dying.
Teeter, v.i., to wobble unsteadily; from French tête-à-tête the mutual destabilisation of two unreliable appendages.
2 Comments:
At 9:58 am ,
Anonymous said...
Pétillant comme l’eau de sources
At 1:28 am ,
Philip said...
Remerciements, l'Anonyme. It's hard to convey what a privilege it is, after so many years of bubbly bloggery, to have gained a favourable review from the mineral-water school of criticism.
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