Fuchsia
We all know how to spell fuchsia, right? Yes, I did spell it right - F U C H S I A. Today's dictionary has one word separating fuchsia from fuck, and that is Fuchsin (a synthetic dyestuff, used to make a purple-red dye for coloring textiles and as a bacterial stain).
But don't you want to know WHY we spell fuchsia this way? PFG the linguist did and this is what her American Heritage Dictonary tells us of the etymology of fuchsia: NLat. Fuchsia, genus name, after Leonard Fuchs (1501-66), German Botanist
Many thanks to buleria for teaching me how to spell fuchsia, and enduring my seemingly never-ending excitement about it.
Many thanks to pfg, for learning how to spell it today and then wondering why.
But don't you want to know WHY we spell fuchsia this way? PFG the linguist did and this is what her American Heritage Dictonary tells us of the etymology of fuchsia: NLat. Fuchsia, genus name, after Leonard Fuchs (1501-66), German Botanist
Many thanks to buleria for teaching me how to spell fuchsia, and enduring my seemingly never-ending excitement about it.
Many thanks to pfg, for learning how to spell it today and then wondering why.
posted by cjblue at 3:44 PM
11 Comments:
And this is why dictionaries are so cool.
:-)
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I had no idea - I just figured it was one of the many vagaries and mysteries of the English language, and never really thought about it. Who knew that fuchsia had a story? I mean besides buleria, that is. Neat post R.
I've been misspelling it all my life! I thought it was fuschia. Thanks for the e-juh-muh-cay-shun!
I wore a fuchsia dress to the Vassar Winter Formal in 1980. I was attending SUNY New Paltz. I think that was it for fuchsia for me. For life.
chrisskins
PS: Luv the blog, dahling
That's both fascinating and disappointing. Do men have to stick a label bearing their name on EVERYTHING?
You know, this was similar to my reaction too. I got annoyed about the fake Latin ending. It's so easy to make up a scientific sounding name, for example, Dipshitia Loserium.
Well, the main reason why men put their names on everything - OK you know why. But the other reason is that mostly men were the ones who had professions until fairly recently. I know for a fact my older daughter can't wait to discover a previously unknown dinosaur or star or something and name it cjbluesbabysaur.
It's been a while since you blogged. What's up?
PFG: Haven't had much to say, plus was kinda sick this past week. I'll try to get a new post up today or tomorrow.
♥
R
hope you're feeling better. thank you. ♥ xoxo
that buleria is such a good influence eh?
xo
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