This is such a lonely comment thread I feel obliged to add to it. I have to say I don't understand the title -- was it a play on vexillology, seeing a slight similarity to lollipop? I don't see it.
Meteorology also combines greek and latin roots, by the way.
Please use the comments forum to respond to the post. Don't fight with each other. Be substantive... or interesting... or funny. Comments should go up immediately... unless you're commenting on a post older than 2 days. Then you have to wait for us to moderate you through. It's also possible to get shunted into spam by the machine. We try to keep an eye on that and release the miscaught good stuff. We do delete some comments, but not for viewpoint... for bad faith.
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Encourage Althouse by making a donation:
Make a 1-time donation or set up a monthly donation of any amount you choose:
2 comments:
This is such a lonely comment thread I feel obliged to add to it. I have to say I don't understand the title -- was it a play on vexillology, seeing a slight similarity to lollipop? I don't see it.
Meteorology also combines greek and latin roots, by the way.
Hmm. I knew I learned a hybrid word in some science class in college. This is gonna bug me. I was sure it was meteorology. Oh well.
Post a Comment
Please use the comments forum to respond to the post. Don't fight with each other. Be substantive... or interesting... or funny. Comments should go up immediately... unless you're commenting on a post older than 2 days. Then you have to wait for us to moderate you through. It's also possible to get shunted into spam by the machine. We try to keep an eye on that and release the miscaught good stuff. We do delete some comments, but not for viewpoint... for bad faith.