According to the Concise
Oxford Dictionary, what mishap is a motion out of time?
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:
a contretemps
According to the Concise Oxford
Dictionary, the word contretemps denotes "a mishap"
in English and "motion out of time" in French. It was coined by combining the
Latin contra, against, with the French temps,
time.
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
Really interesting, however,
temps in French comes from tempus in Latin.
This from an oldtimer who studied Latin.
x- George
Wolf
______________________________________________________________
My guess was
anachronism. I suppose that's not always a mishap
though.
x-Kristin_n_Alexander-@msn.com
______________________________________________________________
Copyright 1998-2008 Blair Arts Ltd. All rights reserved.