tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post8141789320750564739..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: SquirrelThe Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-83982816012448430492012-05-05T07:56:41.062-04:002012-05-05T07:56:41.062-04:00@When I saw "acvern", I immediately thou...@When I saw "acvern", I immediately thought "acorn."<br /><br />I did too, but the OE word for acorn is 'ac-cærn' or 'corn of the oak'. I am going to make a stab at finding out more about this word, next week.<br /><br />@ It's also a very tough word for speakers of Spanish who are learning English.<br /><br />Interesting. Now where did the Spanish get The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-69536883468561219162012-05-04T13:53:16.531-04:002012-05-04T13:53:16.531-04:00The Spanish word is "ardilla," from earl...The Spanish word is "ardilla," from earlier "[h]arda," but before that its origin is in dispute.<br /><br />One of the best parts of Werner Herzog's movie <i>Grizzly Man</i> is hearing Herzog try to pronounce "squirrel," which he accomplishes, fairly successfully, after a very slight pause during which he appears to contemplate the utter improbability of its Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-2132225833517388822012-05-04T13:46:12.783-04:002012-05-04T13:46:12.783-04:00When I saw "acvern", I immediately thoug...When I saw "acvern", I immediately thought "acorn."Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787365829018329681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-44650811824661709522012-05-04T13:45:25.912-04:002012-05-04T13:45:25.912-04:00When I saw "acvern", I immediately thoug...When I saw "acvern", I immediately thought "acorn."Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787365829018329681noreply@blogger.com