Re: CHAT: Strawberry (was Re: Lexical Relatedness Morphology (wa Re: [Conlangs-Conf] Conference Overview))
| From: | David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 8, 2006, 9:41 |
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Philip wrote:
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Careful -- the "they're grown in straw" etymology theory is one
theory, but there are others;
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Oh, I know now! See Arthaey's message regarding the etymology
of strawberry. There's a section on it in the Wikipedia entry for
"strawberry":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry#Etymology
Quite frankly, I think I was happier when I thought the "straw"
in "strawberry" didn't refer to anything at all. Now I'll never be
able to go my town's Strawberry Festival without thinking about
where that "straw" came from. ;) I think it'd be hilarious if the
first guy to grow them was named Harold Straw, and he sought
to brand his berries...
-David
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