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Today's word is Cinderella, named for Cinderella, the fairy-tale character who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. With a little help from a fairy godmother, she attends a royal ball thrown by a prince. Ultimately, she marries the prince and lives happily ever after. What’s behind the name Cinderella? It’s a pseudo-translation of the French name of the girl, Cendrillon, from cendre (cinder), perhaps an allusion to her day-to-day existence, tending to the fireplace and hearth, and as a result she has cinders all over her. It may also be a hint to the hidden spark in her otherwise dismal life. Earliest documented use: 1840.
Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/cinderella.html
Do you believe there’s something to nominative determinism? It’s a fancy term for the idea that our names determine our destiny. Perhaps the lexicographer Noah Webster’s (16 Oct 1758-1843) name did determine his destination.
A webster is, literally, a weaver. And what is compiling a dictionary but assembling it one thread/word at a time? Also, if you go by his first name, he did herd words in one place, in the style of Biblical Noah:
Noah Webster,
Word herder.
Herded words from A to Z*
Into An American Dictionary.
He’s best known for his An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828), but he published all sorts of stuff, including textbooks, his own version of the Bible (Common Version), newspaper articles, and more.
Besides writing, he served as a legislator in two states (Connecticut and Massachusetts), started an anti-slavery group (Connecticut Society for the Abolition of Slavery), co-founded a college (Amherst College), founded a newspaper (American Minerva, New York’s first daily), and served as a teacher, lawyer, soldier, and more.
And you thought you didn’t have time?!
This week marks Webster’s 262nd birthday and in his honor we’ll feature words about words and language.
*Yes, Z rhymes with dictionary around here. If that puppy answers to zed in your part of the world, you get to write your own verse! Zee or zed, let inspiration flow! Share your Webster tributes (in verse) below or email us at words@wordsmith.org.
(The one I wrote is a clerihew, but you can choose any format for your verse.)
Today's word is endonym, from Greek endo- (inside, within) + -onym (word, name). Some related words are endogenous and endogamy.
Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/endonym.html
They have been around for thousands of years. They are called fairy tales, even though most don’t have any fairies. Nor do they have anything to do with fairs. The term comes to us from French conte de fées (fairy tales). French fairy tales apparently did include fairies.
A better term might be folk tales that include talking animals with a sprinkling of magic and enchantment. We have the term “fairy-tale ending” which implies a happily-ever-after, but what we have these days is really a sanitized version of the stories. Originally, fairy tales rarely had a fairy-tale ending, a reflection of hard life in those days.
After years of telling and retelling, these stories have left a mark on the language. Many of the characters have stepped out from the pages of the books and walked into the language. This week we’ll meet five terms coined after fairy-tale characters.
As you might've guessed, today's word comes from Goldilocks, the golden-haired girl in the fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. In the story, she visits a bear house and chooses Baby Bear’s chair, bed, and porridge because they are just right. Papa Bear’s porridge is too hot, Mama Bear’s too cold, for example. Earliest documented use: 1949. The story was first published in 1837. The earliest documented use in the literal sense of the word is from 400 years earlier.
Did you know? The word is often seen in astronomy, as the Goldilocks zone, meaning an area that’s at just the right distance from a star for a planet there to support life.
Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/goldilocks.html
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Today's #WordOfTheDay is apophenia, which comes from German Apophänie, from Greek apo- (away, off, apart) + phainein (to show). Apophenia is the general term—pareidolia is an example of apophenia.
Some examples are shapes you may see in the clouds (left), the "organ player" in Neptune's Grotto (middle), or "the face on Mars" seen in Nasa's Viking photos (right).
Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/apophenia.html
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Song: "Madi, Don't Leave" - PlayRadioPlay!.
Day: Fourrr.
Fact of the Day: I'm 5'2.
Not a whole lot to say, except that I'm obsessed with this songggg. Dan Hunter is an inspiration, and he's an artist beyond those no-talent kids out there right now.
I'm scared to go to college. Period.
I love Andrew. He's my baby forever. <33
And I hope Erica starts this project!
And I'm adding a Fact of the Day to the descriptions.
playlist for the description:
"Madi Don't Leave" - PlayRadioPlay!.
[on repeat.]
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Planes are nearly always painted white. There are several reasons for this:
Heat reflection.- If an aircraft is painted white, it accumulates less heat. This is better for passengers and economically profitable for airlines.
White paint is less expensive - While the paint is way cheaper than other paint.
Preventing collisions with birds - Birds can see the reflection from white surfaces better and don’t often collide with airplanes for this reason.
White paint helps reveal even small cracks and dents - White details are easily recognized in case of an accident and it’s easier to notice damages.
Pilots and Co-pilots are advised not to eat the same meals.
If something is wrong with the meal then another pilot will not be affected
#FactOfTheDay:
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