What city caused the coining of a word meaning "a
person devoted to sensuous luxury"?
Etymology, Etymology, and more Etymology
as well as grammar, usage, euphemism, slang, jargon, semantics (meaning), linguistics, neologism, idiom, word origin, syntax, dialect, lexicon (vocabulary), diction, pidgin, synonym, antonym, homonym, cant, argot, lingo, and redundancy.
The critically-acclaimed board game
MooT
consists of tough questions about the nuances of the English language.
Answer:
Sybaris
If you said Edmonton you
are incorrect.
The inhabitants of Sybaris ? a Greek
colonial city in Southern Italy ? were famous for their love of luxury; hence,
the term sybarite came to denote a lover of
luxury.
Please note that these are draft questions for the board game MooT.
If you spot an error or disagree with anything I've said here,
please let me know and I'll fix it.
(the Mootguy)
Feedback
Dear Sirs, Why would
EDMONTON be a possible choice (despite its wrongfulness)?
It's a joke. Evidently, a Canadian
joke.
x-la__djcs.com.ve
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That Edmonton crack was hilarious!
x-e.winter__sympatico.ca
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I enjoyed the laugh from "If you said Edmonton you are
incorrect."
x-hibart__shaw.ca
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