3 things you did today

It's a fallacy to assume you can explain the meaning of a word by analysing its etymology. You might as well say that "alphabet" really means "cattle shed" - the word ultimately derives from the Phoenician "aleph" = "ox", "beth" = "house".

 

I enjoy doing it. It throws up hidden meaning. Im odd like that though

 

I agree it can be fun. Like realising that a "conjuror" used to be someone who "conjured" up spirits, like Dr Faust summoning Mephistopheles, now it's just someone who does card tircks and pretends to saw pretty girls in half.

 

Aww Mephistopheles!

We could play a new game.... spot the teachers!

 

I always thought he was spelt differently but it appears you can spell it a few ways hmm

 

Yeah I noticed that when I studied Dr Faustus - I might do that with my name, find as many variations in spelling as I can!

 

People call me
Maxie
Maxee
Maxy
Maxey
Maxeeeeee
Macksey
Macksi
Thats forgeting all the other variations and nicknames. I cant really stand "Max" but i never say anything as i dont like being fussy

 

I get Neeka, Nika, N-Yicka, Nikita, Nyoka, Nyikika... Its said how it's spelt, Ny-e-ka, or thereabouts.

 

In Malawi they just pronounce Nyika as "Neeka". At least the expats do.

 

Hmm, I quite like Nyikika, might have to call yer that from now on :tongue:

And as for my name, it's fairly easy to pronounce.. but I've heard at least 6 variations of my surname, and it's only 6 letters!

 

Yes, technically it is pronounced wrong as I've been told, but that's our version of it :tongue:

 

Have to admit i did wonder how Nyika was pronounced
I finally have a sensible surname now thank God

 

1.went to school dressed 'normally' and felt uncomfortable all day. suffice to say, i got changed the moment I got home!
2.Looked at a church with my beavers. Yippee.
3.Bought my 6 monthly NME and got 'lets dance to joy division' stuck in my head, gah.

 

1) Got a cold...eugggh
2) Auzzie cousins come over...for a year
3) Drama went perfect...*dances*
4) Got hassled by chavs after the play, managed to get away with only 20p and a pack of cheese and onion missing, quite lucky seeing as I had 45 quid on me
5) *does the picking up a quarter tomorrow dance* *then the can't smoke any of it for another 4 weeks dance*

 

arty: Over the drama!! See, what did I tell you?? And what utter wankers chavs are.

 

Well, got tomorrow night as well, when the examiner + my family will be in the audience. but no worries .Yeah on the chavs part, guuugh bastards. One of them was alright and tried to pull the dickish one away from me, but it didn't exactly work.

 

Lucky that round here all the chavs do is hang round tescos driunking red bull and looking 'hard' really... Oh and frightening old ladies.

 

Hmm, realised I ain't done today's yet:
1. Lab in t'mornin
2. Lunch of cheesey quorn thing and salad
3. Booked hotel for the weekend (and I'm so HF-addicted I shall cart my laptop all the way to Leicester :tongue: )

 

1. Did a very small amount of work and felt guilty about being paid for it
2. Did a Jack Nicholson stare and went temporarily insane
3. Drank sake! Aiiieeee!

 

Lithium, you missed out full stops!!! Full stops are imperative in the english language, they dictate where we can take a breath and denote the end of a sentence. Missing them out is a crime beyond recogintion.

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