Chris Bannister wrote:
> Yeah, apparently "awful" originally meant "full of awe"
>
This is the perfect time for a Terry Pratchett quote:
Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and
if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed
their meaning.
Nobody said elves were nice.
Elves are bad."
From "Lords and Ladies"
--
Tehee quod she, and clapte the wyndow to.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
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