The other day in r/etymology someone highlighted that Greek-born bio- is akin to English quick. Quick still holds something of this meaning in English quickening--when an unborn baby first stirs, that is, not Highlander. With that in mind, I mulled over some new words that might find a welcome spot in the Anglish wordstock.
Quicklore for biology. The wordbook already has lifelore, I'm aware.
Quickload or quickweight for biomass.
Quicksundry and quicksundriness for biodiverse and biodiversity.
Quickflow for biorhythm.
Quickwassom for biosynthesis. I found wassom in the wordbook while seeking a byword for "produce" and thought it fit well. It shares a root with wax, to grow.
Lastly, quicklight for bioluminescence. I like the shape of this one. I think it could be stirring even to those with no knowledge of Anglish. A line in a book, say: "The cave glowed with blue-green quicklight."
Are there any others which leap out to you?
You always hear things like “you don’t want to end up working at McDonald’s”.
I know a couple of adults who work there - it’s not a part-time or stopgap job, it’s their job - and by all accounts they pay more than min wage and provide good training and fast progression?
Bitcoin is not crypto. A house is not a door. A car is not a wheel. Bitcoin is not Blockchain. Bitcoin is a DECENTRALIZED recipe comprising cryptography, blockchain, proof of work, Merkel trees and other Computer Sci elements.
This is the fourth part in my series. The first three parts considered Nottingham Forest, Notts County, and Derby County/Leeds United.
For a flavour, future instalments will hopefully include a deep dive into the English national team's 'Golden Generation' of the 00s, Arsenal Fan TV, the Rangers FC liquidation up in Scotland, Charlton Athletic, a career retrospective on Harry Redknapp, and Retrodrama pieces on the Brian Clough/Don Revie rivalry and the early drama about professionalisation in the mid 19th century FA.
For this piece, we are staying in the Midlands, which seems to be the prime breeding ground for football shitstorms, as we travel towards Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.
Introduction
When discussing Lionel Messi, the midfielder arguably one of the greatest footballers to ever put on a pair of boots, the English pundit Andy Gray had one question about his achievements that would go down in football folklore. Could he do it on a cold night in the Britannia Stadium? Messi had done amazing things for Barcelona and Argentina on the world stage and gained status as one of the few true global megastars of football, but his career had not yet taken him to Stoke-on-Trent on a cold Tuesday night in February, and Andy was genuinely unsure if he could handle it. It is all very well being the greatest of all time in the Spanish leagues, but they lack the physicality and climate challenges the English game offers for connoisseurs of Shithousery.
According to the Urban Dictionary, Shithousery is a chiefly British term for underhanded conduct or gamesmanship in a sport, with the intention of gaining an advantage. Typically refers to association football.
For a time, Stoke City FC were the world leaders in this field under none other than Big Tony himself. Not bad going for a club whose only major honour was the 1972 League Cup and who had not generally troubled the top tiers for a long time before the start of this story. Before an inglorious crash back out of the Premier League, Stoke would play in European competition and generate an unexpected rivalry with one of English football's most established top flight sides.
Enter Big Tony
Tony Pulis, described by one journalist as 'Sun Tzu in a baseball cap', epitomises a certain breed of British football manager. Along with figures such as Neil 'Colin' Warnock, he gained a reputation for being an 'old school' manager who relied on traditional concepts of teamwork, leadership, and physic
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I originally posted this in r/askhistorians - but no bites at the moment. I'm hoping there's something in the etymology that might help.
The examples are legion - The Eye of Magnus in Skyrim, Magnus Bane in Shadowhunters, Magnus the Red in WH40K, the Magnificent Magnus in iZombie, and so on.
On top of my mind:
The most popular is Bay Ganyo, a literature character created by Aleko Konstantinov. Aleko Konstantinov is known for ridiculing Bulgarian society and politics during the 19th century. When someone in Bulgaria is described as Bay Ganyo usually it means that he posses traits as bad manners, vulgarity, corruption, machismo, etc. Our PM is called Bay Ganyo often.
Kiryak Stefchov, a character from Ivan Vazov's ***"Pod igoto"(Under the Yoke)***, published 1893 - one of the most defining literary works in Bulgaria because it describes the Bulgarian struggle under the Ottoman rule in the last years before the Liberation. Stefchov is a Bulgarian who supports the Ottomans and is spying for them, so his name became a byword for a traitor.
Inspector Strezov - basically our Sherlock Holmes. Character created for the popular "Kosmos" magazine during socialists times.
Note: not the byword for your favorite swear word, but just your favorite byword to say.
Mine comes down to either: “Son of a biscuit” (bitch) or “You dishrag” (douchebag)
For those of you who don’t know, bywords are what you use when your family is over but can’t help the urge to curse.
The examples are legion - The Eye of Magnus in Skyrim, Magnus Bane in Shadowhunters, Magnus the Red in WH40K, the Magnificent Magnus in iZombie, and so on.
