The Curmudgeon

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Bad Etymology

Campaign, n. from Late Latin campāna bell: a noisy alarm preceding an influx of political burglars.

Tenderness, n. from Middle English tenden to attend or serve: an emotion worthy of being expended upon a slave or a meal ticket.

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