2026-05-03 15:30:17
What is the difference between profabulate and befabulate?
All the search engines just return made up stuff.
#Vocabulary #ConVocabularance
What is the difference between profabulate and befabulate?
All the search engines just return made up stuff.
#Vocabulary #ConVocabularance
Word evolutions are interesting: The #Sanskrit word "wipra" (or vipra; विप्र) generally means "a brahmana", but it actually means someone learned or wise, which in turn comes from someone "stirred or excited internally" (who of course would be wise).
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Guys, I think we dodged a bullet. 😰
#learning #time #English #words #vocabulary
Over breakfast, my wife and I had a wonderful conversation about the #Sanskrit word "kushaloapari" (कुशलोपरि), its decomposition, etymology, usage, and relationship to other words. We concluded writing it all up would mean a blog post.
#intellectual #satisfaction #languages #vocabulary