tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post5133768627484446535..comments2024-02-29T02:16:45.679-08:00Comments on Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche: Head TripJohn V. Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136533410768061217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-39069316227358044592013-05-25T13:11:17.860-07:002013-05-25T13:11:17.860-07:00Capital post!
There's he quickening of a chil...Capital post!<br /><br />There's he quickening of a child, which does have an antiquarian air, as does the hymn: Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove / With all thy quick'ning powers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-84390030817455148732013-05-17T23:26:24.909-07:002013-05-17T23:26:24.909-07:00Not to mention the modern French slang use of &quo...Not to mention the modern French slang use of "capout" (Germans say kaputt) for something (or someone) which is broken down, dead or damned...P.B. Lecronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804083711874529527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-15699535859414456552013-05-17T11:54:02.087-07:002013-05-17T11:54:02.087-07:00Quicksand is another such relic.Quicksand is another such relic.John V. Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136533410768061217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-45551316799819097342013-05-17T08:06:46.263-07:002013-05-17T08:06:46.263-07:00We still use "quick", in the sense of &q...We still use "quick", in the sense of "alive", when speaking of the "quick" under our fingernails. Only instance I can think of, though.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594482659738908558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-85253470191606148772013-05-15T13:37:12.746-07:002013-05-15T13:37:12.746-07:00Apropos of immovable vs. movable possessions, the ...Apropos of immovable vs. movable possessions, the Italian word for “real estate” is immobiliare.Steve Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348211003750424579noreply@blogger.com