by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 27, 2022 | A Slice of Life, Musings & Moments
Hey, you goose! You have done it again, haven’t you? Landed with your foot in the mouth! Woman, you have honed this talent to the extent that you take a flying leap and end up with your feet firmly in their mouth. Why do you persist in doing it? Poor man! He did not...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 27, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
The term “Etymology” is the study of the origin of words. The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. Today, we delve into two words- Whataboutery and Propaganda. Both words are very much prevalent in almost every country across...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 20, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
“Etymology” is the study of the origin of words and the word etymology itself derives from the Greek word etumos, meaning “true.” The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. Russia- Ukraine war is going on for almost a month now,...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 13, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
This weekly column should have been up in the morning but then, I did what I do best! Procrastinate. Etymology is the study of the origin of words and taking this weekly column forward, I would like to speak about procrastination. Etymologically, “procrastination” is...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 5, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two very interesting words- Echo and Narcissus and how they came to be associated with personality disorders. For the past few weeks, I have been enthralled...
