Mr. & Mrs.
Think about the abbreviations of Mr. and Mrs.
What do they stand for?
Spell them out 
Author: HotForWords
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Wow, 5 stars! awesome work! Muy interesante, chica!
Oh Master, master: Do you miss me, having missed a missive misinterpretation and mishandled your misgiving. Slave responds
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Marina I have to ask , What are you doing to that poor dogs ears at 23 seconds into this video? They look like antenna!
HW: etc & NB (note well)
Marina, this is great. I remember asking my teacher in the third grade, 35 years ago, about Mrs. Her response was nothing. Finally I understand. You did a wondrful job explaining. i asked Mrs. Collins what is the long version of Mrs. She could not answer me. Thanx,… and you Rock.
Loyally yours, Phil Pruitt
Ms. is never spelled out. Well I don’t think that it ever is.
“Show me a mistress that is passing fair, / What doth her beauty serve but as a note / Where I may read who passed that passing fair? ” Romeo&Juliet
Bo
very cool reference
hi teach,
wow i learned something new! I always thought that a MISTRESS was a women that a married mans wife let have sex with.
Reminds me of the old joke:
“Would you help a woman in distress?”
“Sure, I wouldn’t care what she’s wearing.”
[Interestng that mistress and distress accentuate different syllables.]
Dear Marina, could you please investigate the word “sasquatch” for me? Thanks
Homework, ie “PMS” understand it means “danger guys” but “DG” must have been taken.
Great contrast in this vid. also love to see the outdoors stuff you do. Your Horsey is nice too. Cheers
Along the same lines as the video topic are Junior (Jr.) & Senior (Sr.)…
When is it kosher to refer to elders/descendants as First (I), Second (II) or Third (III), etc. using Roman numerals rather than titles? Is that nomenclature solely reserved for royalty or the papacy? Or does it have to do with using surnames?
Marina, love the education!
My question is what is a “shaggy dog story” and where did this term come from??
BCER26
It’s probably a canine MacGuffin invented by the director of a “cat and mouse” thriller.
I would love to know the history of the word “grinding” and why the dance is called “grinding”…what does grinding really mean and how did it become a sexually charged dance
WORD REQUEST: SCAPEGOAT. You know, to blame something on someone…? Where did this come from?
Now just because I hear this in conversation with my friends so much i have to ask. Where do we get the word masturbation? It’s suspiciosly similar to mastication(if that’s even how it’s spelled). You know I never knew “Mrs.” didn’t have a correct spelling.
Hey there!
Marina!
I stubbled over one of your videos….I was so impressed with your work and commitment to the cause…I visit your site now just to extend my own vocabulary…..Do you investigate Phrases???…of course you do…like what is the origin of…..”Hey there”!!!???…this should be pretty interesting….can’t wait to view the results….”kudos to ya”!!!:)))…..hey, that’s another one……
I just recently set up an account on You-Tube….So honor me with a visit…if you like add me to your community of friends…I’ve never met a Woman from “Russia”….I’d love to talk to you…….
Stay in Touch,
Matt!
on the homework question, today’s date March 18th is never spelled as March Eighteenth
can i just say how much i love it when you say “what’s going on here?!?”
see also the “head over heals” video. i love it!
Hi! What do you think of the word ostentatious or asinine? I think they are overused by people who do not know their real meaning…
Marina.Thank you for your appreciation that words do mean things. That notion has been obscured alot lately. I love your brains… I mean eyes.
Hi Marina,
thanks for re-uploading this episode to iTunes (the first version had the same compatibility problem as the last ones). I just wanted to let you know that the ‘Purple’ episode is still missing at iTunes.
Thanks again for your work!
Hmm I forgot to add that I’d also like to know the origin of the expression ‘Shoot the puppy’
Solved: your iTunes podcast seems up to date now.
Thanks and Best wishes
Marina, can you please find the origin of the word “Husky” because I know it is a type of dog, but it also means big. Does it refer to a Husky being fat or a size being a dog. I am so confused!
“what ever will be, will be …”
so, actually, it’s just spanish. not really a phrase like an idiom or something.
que = what, ser = (to) be, sera = future tense of “ser”.
alx: let me correct you:
the way to say “what” in spanish is “qué” with the stress it gets the question form
future tense of “ser” is será with the stress, if you don’t put the accent the pronunciation of that word will be equal to cera (wax in English)
The accents in Spanish are quintessential
yes, you’re right. I just didn’t feel like looking the accents up (is it aigu, is it grave? what the hell), is all. I don’t like spanish that much, anyway.
it a common mistake but you correct it with practice or using spanish frequently
If I’m not mistaken, the original was “Che sera sera”.
Also, the que in this instance is actually more ambiguous, since it isn’t really the question word at all. I think the proper Spanish would be “Lo que será, será.” Que Sera Sera is the way it is usually written in the title of the song that made it popular.
Those accents (all of which are acute accents… ‘accent aigu’ in French) are actually serving two different purposes. One is to distinguish homophones (¿Qué? from …que…) and the other is to mark a lexically-specified departure from the default stress pattern.
Why do I ramble?
-CVQ
vinnykolya, you are so right. And I might add that to put the wrong accent where an accent aigu is required is a grave error.
It’s my 1st time here and I already can’t wait to get back to school.
I have two words, or should I say combination of words? Now that I’ve thought past the end of my… nose, I’m sure most people would call them phrases. But anyway; my wife and I have bi-polar phrases that we torture each other with. I’m always saying Carpe Diem and her antagonistic response is always que sera sera. I know what they mean, but where did que sera sera come from?
wargh. see my post below.
how did “won’t” become the contraction of “will not”?
What should really be done, is a lesson on old Shakespearean English. That would help many people when they would begin to read Shakespeare. A popular quote from Romeo and Juliet: “ Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? is often mis-interpreted in modern English as “Romeo, Romeo, Where are you, Romeo”.
The word Wherefore is adopted from the German Wofuer, meaning “why”. It is a literal adaptation from German into English. Hence, “ Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo?
peace
J
Yes… some people interpret that Juliet is asking “where” her Romeo is?
But knowing your origin/meaning gives us the possible and more likely interpretation that she is asking “Why Romeo?” as a question about why she has fallen in love with him – an impossible love – given the circumstance.
But keep in mind, most people even in Shakespeare’s time had trouble understanding his writing. He mixed classes of english based on the class of characters – and at the same time he often used iambic pentameter purely for effect in his verse.
That’s interesting. Thanks.
Hello,
I was wondering where the word FREE comes from.
Thank you in advance. I enjoy your lessons teacher.
Hi,
I’d like to know where the word NERD comes from.
By the way, you look gorgeous with your hair pulled back like in the end of the BUXOM video.
:-*
This question is for Marina, Buzzword, Alx or anyone else who can answer:
Which is the correct expression:
1) Get your “Ducts” in alignment, or
2) Get your “Ducks” in alignment
Seems when you build a house, you have to get all the air and heating ducts in aligment… but then again, ducks tend to swim in alignment also. A collegue needs an answer for a presentation.
is this a variant of “having one’s ducks in a row“?
Yes… so the answer “ducks” not “ducts”?
yeah. they quote from the Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and that is, I think, a legitimate and reputable source.
Hello Teacher
I would like to request
the word monster. 
I love your show. You make learning sexy 
Thanks again,
The student you find hot.
It is my wish to have the word Berserk explained ^^
Hell, yeah! How was thath? trrrrrfic?
NOT
lol
I know what is a Berserk, but i´d like to have some ethimological issues crystal clear.
my girl friend doesnt like the word (cunt) does she know what it means and can you tell me? thanks and i dont know either
I cunt imagine why she’d be offended.
I think you are the good one.
Thank you for your service to our curiosity.
I would please like to submit a work to you?
My work is “Hybrid” Thank you, Tom
you just have to replace “” by “>” … not for the code tag, of course but for the tag you want to appear as code. uh. yeah.
arghs. ok again:
the fucking angle bracket open should be replaced by: & l t ;
fucking angle bracket close should be replaced by: & g t ;
or you could maybe do this //// (tags) ////
//// Marina Rocks ////
Nope that didn’t work.
use the “code” and “/code” tags like you use any other tag. the brackets in the code you’d like to appear must be replaced by & l t ; and & g t ; respectively. just without spaces. it doesn’t work if I write it with spaces.
kinda easy to use the tags and all but kinda hard to put it here.
<a href="http://hotforwords.com">hotforwords</a>
actually, for the above it’s:
<code><a href=”http://hotforwords.com”>hotforwords</a></code>
with “code”, you can display the (x)html tags without actually applying them.
This is just me testing out all these XHTML tags we can use in the comments:
a href: Link
abbr: Abbreviation
acronym: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
b: bold
blockquote:
code:
I don't know how to use thisem: hey hey hey
i: italics
strike:
strike this commentstrong: I am strong
see below.
P
That is very interesting data showing the growth of your subscribers.
It seems to really accelerate in early February moving forward. It would be interesting to “overlay” your radio and television appearances over this data – my guess is there is a direct correlation.
All other things being equal it would also be interesting to map any other differences in content / wardrobe / etc… and do some regression analysis to measure the key drivers using views, comments, ratings and new subs as the basis for evaluation.
Or you could just go with your instincts which seem to be quite good so far!
trgoblin, the growth in subscribers is directly related to how many times I hit the most viewed page of YouTube… I have never seen a noticeable increase in traffic due to television or radio yet.. as I get so many views as it is right now (over 2.5 million views last week.. and that was PRIOR to the G4 appearance).
Outfits also play a part.. but the abuse I got on some of the outfits was crazy! And made it not worth it!
Titles also play a big part…
Thanks for sharing that info… I’m trying to learn and absorb as much as I can about social media marketing – and this is really helpful.
As for the “abuse” you have to endure… We know celebs have always had to put up with a certain amount of garbage, but social media has created an entirely new paradigm for it. In a way, you are “writing the book”, or “sailing in uncharted waters”, so to speak. It must be fun, but dangerous at the same time. Think about what just happened to sxephil – and will his troubles stop there?
I hope you encounter nothing but calm waters from her on, and for what it’s worth… this outfit really works for you… and there is very little cleavage. Just one man’s opinion
Trgoblin Marina’s Irresistible Sexuality + her real Russian accent + her knowledge of and prowess with words + mixed in with her professionalisms gives her program the uniqueness that attracted a dude like me, and likely others to subscribe. She’s a siren, but hopefully in a good way, the end result hopefully won’t be to end up shipwrecked and drowned, but to be a little more knowledgeable about something important. I pray, she can keep these qualities all in balance as her celebrity grows and not be swayed like foam on wavy seas. That’s what happens to the celebrities who don’t have a clue about what they actually have to offer. Marina seems to know herself pretty well, and I pray she won’t end up being influenced by some nincompoop manager or something like that. There’s nothing wrong with trying different things and taking new opportunities, trial and error, as long as they don’t go outside of certain principles of morality, which I believe she already has in mind, although not necessarily set in stone.
Godspeed.
Marina, I wish you the very best out there, you took a big risk and it’s going to get rough, but I think you know that. Here’s looking at you kid
Rhoadess: I agree with almost everything you said.
In marketing, we call trial and error “testing”. We do this proactively and by simply looking back at the data, evaluating what works and what didn’t against relavent variables. Marina is obviously considering “best practices” and putting them into play.
That said, no person is an island, even Marina. While recent experience tells us that Marina is more than capable, there are experts from numerous fields of study – legal, PR, merchandising and other fields, who can help her navigate unfamiliar waters, and free her up to concentrate on what is most important to her.
While I am interested in the lessons, the process also intrigues me – so I’m learning in my own way, just like the rest of you.
By the way “nincompoop” is an interesting word… consider it requested!
This is for Marina -
You got “abuse” for your outfits? I am really surprised. I’ve never found them to be bad in any way. I do recall seeing a couple of posts by a couple of weirdos who were calling you a “stripper” or something like that and commenting on your anatomy. But I have to think that’s the exception rather than the rule, and the guys that take that scathing view are repressing some misogyny.
I have thought all of your outfits have been sexy and attractive. And, isn’t that the whole point here? You’re juxtaposing the subject matter, etymology, against your being an extremely hot woman. Typically, that’s not a combination one would expect to see, hence the novelty of it.
I think that a lot of your increase in popularity probably comes through word of mouth, too. As each new subscriber visits your site repeatedly, he or she probably emails friends to tell them about you. And of those friends receiving the email, a few probably return multiple times and tell their friends, and so on.
I bet the relevance of certain words to certain people’s lives comes into play as well. I know that I had some discussions with a friend of mine about the duct tape/duck tape video. I am sure that other words spark interest as well.
Prospero…
I know your comment was for Marina… but I had to chime in. You make a great point about Word of Mouth. It’s especially relevant in the social media realm.
For anyone interested in that subject, I just finished a fantastic book called Word of Mouth Marketing by Andy Sernovitz. It’s a quick read and super insightful.
Hey Marina, how are you?
That lesson looked, hard work, to explain and thanks for clearing that up. So, do you know why MR always remains such after a divorce and the MRS then becomes either a MS or MISS again? It seems easier to be a man in this situation not having to keep changing titles all the time! Why all this change for women and not for men?
Also, if you or any other students can help me out here. I am looking for the word used to explain when a creature eats its own self. Canibal is for when one eats its own kind but whats for eating ones self? Just watchinga National Geographic pod cast with my God Sibs and watched this centipede munch on its shed outta skin. If anyone does know this word please let me know, greatly appreciated
Just catching up on some lessons, great G4 promo too. You just keep getting better and better.
Be well
X
I remember a … uh … well, someone I knew … showing signs of some sort of mental disorder or whatever you call it (no, she was not crazy.
). one of the symptoms was “auto-aggression” — aggression towards (?) herself, hurting herself in some way.
so, maybe it’s “auto-cannibalism”? :/
hey alx,
LOL, i’m guessing on how crazy one needs to be before becoming auto-aggressive! Looking at my elders it’s not a matter of if but when! Scary!
This centipded was ‘eating’ shedded outta shell ,/ skin for food, self preservation, and not self harming in any way so auto-agression may not be the word in ths case.
sorry, meant “auto-cannibalism”
I think Salvador Dali did a painting on the subject of auto-cannibalism. If not, then I will eat my words.
the anti-f-bombers strike back!
nyt article: “Justices Take Up On-Air Vulgarity Again”.
damnit. fucking wussies. :/
I like the way the laws of the land are being decided by 1 group of people:
“craaazy, isn’t it?”
)
Part of this latest thing, I think, comes out of an Emmy broadcast where Helen Mirren, a fine actress and someone nobody would describe as vulgar or obscene, used the phrase “tits over ass” (afraid she was going to fall tits over ass). Perhaps, Marina, you want to do a video on that phrase, just as you did head over heels or heels over head!
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/03/parent-television-council-strikes-again/
so what happened to free speach? and there is me thinking its all about freedom of choice! good work here alx…..the offended also have a choice, to turn over the channel or turn off and go and do some domestic dudties, or something! And leave those of us less offended to enjoy. It would be like me trying to take The Archers of BBC radio 4, as I find that offensive as so lame……now that wouldn’t be fare, would it? as you say, Wussies
The Supreme Court has always considered obscene material to be outside of the First Amendment Free Speech rights, at least in public. And in the 1960s, the Supreme Court found that the government could regulate even merely indecent speech (even if it was so bad it was “obscene”). Since then the FCC has come down on broadcasters if they were indecent (primarily if they dwell on excretory and sexual functions indecently). http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=726
That’s the case that made George Carlin famous almost 4 decades ago. Remember the 7 words you can’t say on t.v.? Shit, piss, cunt, fuck, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. It’s an elegant list.
The difference now is that the FCC basically tightened up. They are trying to fine broadcasters for the odd or incidental adjective or expletive. So, the lower federal court said that the FCC had acted improperly and now the top court, the US Supreme Court, is going to see if it agrees. So, let’s not jump to conclusions. They Supreme Court may find that the FCC overreached.
someone new to viewing a program is,nt going to know its offensive to them unless they are informed beforehand. how does one know it,s offensive until seen?
interesting that there’s a similar article in today’s moscow times.
yeah, metalexwolf, speaking of “the choice to turn over the or turn off”, a quote from this article:
dito!
You’ll like this one then Alx – NOT For Children
The Beauty of Swearing
haha. ya.
D
turn the television off isn’t a option only here, you can do that in the whole world, and frequently when you see nowadays tv you feel depressed with many channel showing only trash
Oh my heavens!
I would like to know where shananigan comes from
i’m curious about the origin of B.C.,B.C.E and A.D.
slipperynoodle20 ah ha see adding a Y to luck changes the whole word thats why i dint use the word LUCKY thats a differnt word now !
one thing very pecuilar and trust me i’am a gambler of old over 40 years was the term LADY LUCK ! do a serach on ask.com for that one and you will be amazed where She came from !
I have ooodles of words for sweet Marina our hot for words miss!
Has to be the lovilest Russian i ever saw !
anyway this is FUN and i see that hot for words is joined with Google adsense which i also am a meber of and the traffic she gets here has to be making her very rich with adsense ! WTG Girl !
What’s the origin of the word Demon?
Marina,
I am interested in finding out the origin of the word “enigma”. I have seen different answers as to its correct origin. Keep up the great work.
I’d like to know the origin of the word “English”. I love your lessons. I’m fascinated by languages and the origins of words. I’m thinking about changing my major to Philology.
Hi Marina,
This was a tough homework assignment. How about e.g. and i.e.? They are abbreviations that are never spelled out, I believe.
Eric
Hey Marina,
I just found out about you today on youtube and I find this to be one of most interesting ideas out there. I have a word I am curious about it’s funny because my dad and I were talking about it today and wondering where it came from. My word is Hamburger. It has always puzzled me why is it ham and not beef because there is no pork in hamburger.
Very interesting! I can’t wait to tell my mistress, errr I mean my wife, wait …oh nevermind.
This can’t be spelled USSR, because you will say U-S-S-R but the real name is Союз Советских Социалистических Республик and the previous spelling don’t match
Why is there also Ms.?
Phrase Request: Sweet nothings
Another great lesson…thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
What about lb or lbs as the abreviation for pound or pounds? I know that lb is the abreviation for Libra, but the word Libra is never abreviated. Lb is only ever used for pound. Hmmm…is it because of the scales Libra is holding?
i have wanted top know the origin of the word kiss marina
Another excellent and surpising lesson. I’m 2 hrs. from getting off work, tired & stupid, but I think the fellow students who answered Ms. got it right.
I wasn’t too tired to notice that new(?) still photo which is FANTASTIC!
Hello, Marina, my dear teacher. I’d like for you to give one of your fabulous presentations on the connection between Ostracize and Ostrich; “What’s going on here”!? (I love it when you say that
)
mmmmMMMMMWWAAHHHH!!!!
Good day i just joined on march 17th so here goes my first word request !
where did the word luck come from ?
it’s a strnge word by it self because without the words in front of it of GOOD or BAD it really loses it’s orientation !
Good Luck and BAd Luck are two differnt things but LUCK alone ?
so what is LUCK where did it come from ?
That’s a good one because as you say LUCK can be good or bad. But, if one is LUCKY it’s always in the good context. How did that happen?
What’s the origin of the word Senator
I’ve got an interesting word that I’ve never found the origin for, ‘Kemosabe’, I think that’s how it’s spelled. Anywho, I’ve always though it meant ‘friend’ in Japanese, considering how it sounds, but I’ve never found it in any Japanese to English dictionaries. I’ve heard it used as reference to a friend for most of my life, so that’s where I made the assumption. Hope you can get a chance to help me figure this out!
Much love Marina!
It’s an Indian word, I don’t know what tribe, and means “faithful friend.”
There’s an old joke: Why did the Lone Ranger and Tonto break up?
Answer: The Lone Ranger found out what “kemo sabe” meant.
Hi there, just wondering where the word Anomaly came from.
Maybe just an american made word?
dear sweet teacher..
may i know how the word “wallet” originated??
i’m clueless bout it…
were did word love come from
Dear Teacher,
You look epsecially lovely in this video!!
And what about “Ms.”
Miss?
Hi there ole-broste!
I think Ms. originated with the feminists: isn’t it where the person in question doesn’t want to declare whether she is single (Miss) or married (Mrs.)?
Don’t forget about “Messrs.”
That’s from the French for “Messieurs.” Means “sirs” or “the gentlemen.”
Hello Marina
Im having trouble with the work,CUR.A a short explination is as follows.
1 of 3…Cur is a german word meaning a dog that grawls.(orengen of word)
2 of 3…Cur is a mexed bree dag.(AKC meaning)
3 of 3…Cur is acually a breed of dog.(this dog is the demesticated dog of the native american indian before the europeans came to america)
OR all three are correct and this word is evalving as we speak
Iv been working on this for a while and am going nowhere.i can seem to get a straght answer from anyone.If it # 1 then all dog breeds are cur dogs becouse all dogs grawl when angree.But American Kennel Club(akc) say cur is a mexed breed of dog.And Last is that CUR is an real breed of dog that the american indian had back in the day before europeans came to america.Or is this word just changing meanings.Im so confused.
Where did the word Boner come from
The answer is Junior / Jr
Where did the word BIKINI come from?
The Bikini islands. France was a-bombing those when the designer was looking for a name.
Hi Marina…stars,5+U=6
Great lesson.Thanks
i love her videos
homework M.I.A missing in action
A.W.O.L absent without leave
Very interesting lesson on the origin of Mr and Mrs. I use to thought that Mrs stood for Misters. My answer for the homework assignment is “ATM”.
i request poop deck.
Actually, “Mr. and Mrs.” is the easy part.
“Mistress” is where things get complicated.
Dear Hot for Words,
I happened to see a photo in a recent Audubon magazine of a cabin in the swamps of Louisiana. What caught my eye was the outhouse with the familiar crescent moon displayed on the door.
My question is… “What does a Crescent Moon have to do with outhouses”? This might be more “semiology” than “etymology”, but I thought you might be able to find the answer.
Thank you,
Ninjamama
P.S. I love your lessons. I think I have a “crush” for my teacher! Hey! That looks like one more good word for another lesson… “Crush”. I guess it’s cause you always hurt the one you love. So, be gentle on me.
Good morning & Good Day, Miss(tress),
I like the new (old) introduction with your motto “Intelligence is sexy”. Oh how I missed it! Glad to be seeing it again.
My Homework:
ie.
(among others which are written-out from time to time, ie. PhD, a.m., mp3, DVD, etc.)
TheEnd
Adios Colonel!
ie. is properly i.e. — id est (that is). Not to be confused with e.g. (for example).
mp3 isn’t really an abbreviation of anything, rather it’s more a file extension that has come to refer to the file type itself. Sometimes file extensions are happily similar to the file type name (.exe for executables) or metaphorically related to its fuction (.zip archive files), or even an acronym for its name (.dll). Some are both, like JPEG (.jpg), which is almost a word in itself, but is an acronym too.
DVD is more an acronym than an abbreviation. Although interesting enough, it could stand for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. I think CD-ROM fits better. Who ever says Compact Disc Read Only Memory?
Ph.D. and A.M. are Latin phrases, which, like i.e., are usually understood better in abbreviated forms.
Was etc. and example or an et cetera?
My favourite is Messers (as in “Messrs K. and H. assure the public their production will be second to none.”)
Sorry, I rambled.
-CVQ
Dear Hot for Words,
An idea for your word derivative book which you are considering involves an illustration, as a black-and-white pen-and-ink drawing, of an old-time deriviative of an interesting word.
For example, your recent cup of jo word illustration could be of a WWII soldier sitting forlorn in a muddy foxhole, in the rain, with a steaming cup of jo in his hand. He could have the words GI-Joe written on his helmet.
May I suggest that for your book you could choose interesting words that would also have an interesting corner in the upper left-hand corner at the beginning of each new word.
If you have a chance I would appreciate your input as I have helped three authors with their books. Good luck,
George Fain
p.s. would you be interested in being considered for Honorary Mayor of Hollywood? !
etc
et cetera
I’m sorry teacher! I posted this comment on YouTube e-mail just like you said not to do! Spank me later, please.
I’d long ago noticed that the word “umbrage” has one meaning, “…a feeling of pique or resentment…” and another very different one, “…shady branches.”
Then I remembered the scene with Big Dan Teague (John Goodman) from “O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?” with George Clooney (2000, I think) and realized that it attached the two meanings, but the effect was as dumbfounding to me as it had been to Ulysses Everett McGill, but not as much as to “Pete.”
Why does the word have two meanings, and is there supposed to be a common thread? If so, what could it be?
P.S. I also mentioned, where I wasn’t supposed to, that I can’t download your videos except for the first four seconds, where the typing ends and you say hello. What am I supposed to do?
dear hot for words delightful one
my how your visual image setups have improved to so
glamorously put you into the artist’s photo books as
looking especially well made-up and dressed very
stylishly for a total impact of the truly old-hollywood
type of glamour photo. CONGRATS on always looking
to become even more visually beautiful to match your
beautiful mind (congrats for choosing your new visual
designers and having the courage to keep moving on!)
(re your video for hooker and for 2 girls 1 cup of jo and
for Mr. and Mrs.)
related to your book, I’ll leave my husband’s idea in
a different message so this doesn’t get too long1
can you do the orgin of A.M and F.M
AM stands for Amplitude Modulation – The modulation of power of a carrier wave.
FM Stands for Frequency Modulation – The modulation of frequency of a carrier wave.
Besides these two methods of modulation, there are several other types, like Upper SideBand (USB, not to be confused with Universal Serial Bus, another uncommonly written out acronym), Single SideBand (SSB) and Independent SideBand (ISB), etc, ad nauseum.
Another 5 star lesson!
And you looked even more fantastic than usual in this video.
Were you going out for a fancy dinner after you shot this video, or did you dress up just for your students?
Either way, you are keeping your students very happy (and smart).
Hey Marina. I love your videos. The answer to your question, I think is P.M. and A.M. What does P.M. and A.M. stand for? And why is it used? what’s the origin?
ante meridiem / post meridiem.
A.M = Ante Meridiem. Used in 12-hour clock notation. In Latin it means “before noon”
P.M = Post Meridiem. In Latin :“after noon”
“ante meridiem” is latin, thus it does not mean “before noon” in latin. it means “before noon” in english. in latin, “ante meridiem” means “ante meridiem”.
“post meridiem” means “after noon” in english.
alx, for all your fastidiousness you misunderstand the word ‘mean.’ the word ‘mean’ is a relationship that is not the same as the equality relationship. ‘Miami is Miami’ is a truism. ‘ante meridiem means ante meridiem’ is an inane expression. imagine a literary critic saying. “In this poem, the budding flower means the budding flower” and you will understand.
I think you didn’t get my point.
what I was trying to say is that “before noon” is english, not latin. so, “in latin it means ‘before noon’ ” just ain’t right.
yes, it is a truism, of course it is.
but, if a literary critic uses a sentence like “the flower is a flower”, it does have a meaning. at least to me. because what he’s saying is, (in most cases) it’s nonsense to say something like “that flower is a symbol for a woman” or whatever. no, damnit, if the author meant a woman, he would’ve written it. that’s just literary crap, literary science rigamarole. the bad thing is, most critics are interpreting poems / stories of dead authors. those authors can’t say something like “dude, what the fuck are you talking about? what you’re saying just ain’t there” anymore. pretty convenient, eh?
I don’t know who said it (couldn’t trace it back to it’s origin), but you might be familiar with “a tree is a tree is a tree …”
I attended a few lectures in the literary department. it was hair-raising! all those interpretations were so far-fetched! I once talked to someone that was teaching in that department. I complained about weird interpretations and the like. and he said, “yeah, you’re right. all students should attend lectures on (formal) logic, that’d help.”
I’ll w00t for every literary critic that uses a sentence like this.
Well, B.C. always gets used as abbreviation – I’ve never seen anyone writing out “Before Christ”. Or A.D. – Anno Domini. There’s an interesting phenomenon there: B.C. is english, while A.D. is latin – yet both are used for dates – why that difference?
Also, lol and lmao seldom if ever get written out.
But anyway, getting back on the time, besides the B.C. and the A.D., I also wonder about the word “Primordial” – which sounds very much like “Prime Ordeal”, which could be interpreted as the first challenge or the most important challenge. But is that the origin of the word and if so, which is the correct meaning?
Occasionally you’ll hear reference (usually in a formal declaration) to “the Year of Our Lord” such and such — that’s the English rendering of Anno Domini. Thank goodness we don’t have to write A.D.N.I.C.!
Primordial comes from a Latin word for, roughly, the “first beginning”, which would be (very roughly) something like Prime Origin. Prime Original seems to fit the bill for ‘Primordial’.
–CVQ
I may be a little late catching up with things, but I just recently discovered the advent of BEC (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) as replacements for BC and AD. Apparently, it is a politically correct (PC) attempt to separate Time and Religion (sort of like separating Church and State).
Of course, some of my Neanderthal friends might vehemently oppose that suggestion. 
As with all calendars, time divisions are arbitrarily based on human events related to a particular people.
In a purely secular / scientific world, I think dates should be based on HS (homo sapiens) and BHS (before homo sapiens).
ms.—————– which means a women not married or miss.———— which also means under age and may not be married. also what does puckasett mean if thats how you spell it?
-Emily
The way I understand it, Ms. is meant to be an honorific like Mr. (neutral with respect to marital-status), and pronounced mihz. That would make it a conflation of Mrs. and “Miss” (which isn’t really an abbreviation, but a word for, as you say, a woman, usually young, who is unmarried).
-CVQ
Oh I get now!
I hate myself for this question.
where did the bra go in the middle of the video and in the blooper thing?
nah, don’t answer. :/
By the way, I thought Mr. and mister were actually from Magister and refered to a distinguished male, as in a lord or teacher. Where did it become just anybody?
You are correct fafhrd… if you go back.. Mister comes from Master which comes from Magister. And Mistress is the feminine form of Master…. I didn’t go into that as the lesson became complicated enough by the end
Thank you. Magister is itself very interesting with so many words today that derive from it. For example, how did Magister (teacher) become magician (did it involve alchemists)? What other interesting words derive from it?
By the way “Mistress as feminine form of Master”, I know it is an irregular, but what language root changes like that. There must be an intermediate form…
homework: ff, dd, SOS
which reminds me to suggest: “fad”
speak of the devil
i want to suggest shrink. as in phsyciatris. why do people call it the shrink. does he shrink u’r problems or what.? u’r loyal student CABESONMAN
Shrink comes from ‘headshrinker’, both are slang for a mental health professional.
-CVQ