tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post3706453611232398523..comments2024-03-10T05:18:37.521-04:00Comments on Stories From A Starry Sky: Etymology, and Homely Best FriendsTeresa Cypherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-78760445052546708232013-06-08T18:38:53.039-04:002013-06-08T18:38:53.039-04:00I just saw this comment, Linda. Yeah, lol, words ...I just saw this comment, Linda. Yeah, lol, words are tricky--and fun. :-) The mind--like anything else. You have to use it to keep it functioning smoothly. :-) Thanks for visiting! :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-69038484719462478872013-05-27T22:56:15.127-04:002013-05-27T22:56:15.127-04:00Words can be pretty tricky at time. I'm glued ...Words can be pretty tricky at time. I'm glued to the dictionary. I sometimes have the words coming to me in French and I can't get the exact same meaning in English, it can be really frustrating but it's also a good exercise for the mind. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13346034896296813841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-74290383438012396942013-05-25T15:58:45.282-04:002013-05-25T15:58:45.282-04:00Hi Danni, isn't it amazing that with all the p...Hi Danni, isn't it amazing that with all the people in the world, there are so few that look so much like each other. And even more amazing when we find them. :-) ! Thanks for visiting. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-36655296012712445412013-05-25T15:57:26.568-04:002013-05-25T15:57:26.568-04:00Yeppers, I think you're right about what she t...Yeppers, I think you're right about what she thought she was telling me. And technically, she was right. But like my dad, her dad and our uncles knew, the meaning as she had figured on her own, was ambiguous at best. More often than not, the contextual definition in my part of the world is, as Merriam Webster's list of synonyms describes: " grotesque, hideous, ugly, ill-favored, monstrous, unappealing, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly, vile". :-) Which matters little in the grand scheme. It was just funny. She's still my best friend in the whole wide world though at least a thousand miles has separated us for 3 decades. Thanks for visiting, Rose! :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-78838877415607034622013-05-24T23:04:24.356-04:002013-05-24T23:04:24.356-04:00Y'know homely also means what we, these days, ...Y'know homely also means what we, these days, usually call "homey". Yeah, I don't mean the "street" meaning, I mean a "feels like home" kinda thing. So, your friend was pretty much right, then. It tends to be used to describe "things" but she was telling you you "felt like home".Rosemarie Benintend (Summertime Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11158721578838417987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-53080935019141618412013-05-24T17:13:31.705-04:002013-05-24T17:13:31.705-04:00I love that "homely" feeling- I have a d...I love that "homely" feeling- I have a dentist that looks like she could be my niece and without any work we are like family. Nice read C :Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145339764154117945noreply@blogger.com