Monday, September 14, 2009

Some interesting word origins

09.14.2009

Stump your friends by asking if they know the etymologies (origins) of the following words: radar. radio detecting and ranging quasar. quasi stellar laser. light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation snafu. situation normal, all fucked up Kmart. The K is taken from the original name of this chain, S.S. Kresge Co. Source: ProofreadNOW

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