1/16/2024 0 Comments Greg smith genius where is he now![]() The first is the word “human.” Etymonline, the best etymology website of which I’m aware, says this:Įtymonline gives the origin of the word “human” (adjective) as: But then, I’m going to pretend that they do. ![]() I’m going to present to you two words as if they have an etymological relationship with one another, which they don’t. So, today I’m going to slaughter another love of mine-etymology-just to make a point. But sometimes I must kill my darling grammar rule if breaking a rule to make a point is what my sentence is all about. In my spoken word as well as written, it drives me nuts to end a sentence with a preposition. Killing your darlings also means that a writer must be willing to slice and dice the language if it’s necessary to make a point.
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