LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.05.03 (02) [E]

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From: "John M. Tait" <jmtait at wirhoose.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.05.02 (05) [E/S]

Kevin wrote:

>English has the word "distended" which can be applied to stomachs
>(usually a condition brought on by malnutrition, not from being full).
>"Distend" comes from Latin "distendere" - to stretch apart.  Could this
>be the origin of the Scots "stent"?

Sounds likely, though CSD doesn't mention this.

 Anyway, it turns out the medical
>device's name is a coincidence (the following is from the EncartaR World
>English Dictionary [North American Edition] C & (P) 2001 Microsoft
>Corporation. All rights reserved.  Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury
>Publishing Plc.):
>
>stent [stent ] (plural stents) noun
>device for keeping bodily tubes open:  an open tubular structure of
>stainless steel or plastic used to prevent arteries and other body tubes
>from becoming blocked by disease  [Mid-20th century. Named for the
>British dentist Charles T. Stent (1807-1885).]

Ah. Thanks - I couldn't find it in Chambers, which was the only
dictionary I consulted.

John M. Tait.
>
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From: "John M. Tait" <jmtait at wirhoose.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.05.02 (03) [E]

Kevin wrote:
>
>Brad wrote:
>I think you'll find John that the word you heard
>on "Neighbours" was in fact "facist".. a very popular word
>among Australian youth, described by the Australian Macquarie
>Dictionary as: "2.  Colloquial a dictatorial person."
>
>I don't know the show you are talking about, but couldn't
>the word have been "factious" , given to faction?

I don't think it would have suited the context, Kevin. Ellie is a
teenage girl, and Brad's information that this is popular among
Australian youth suits the context better.

If you knew the show, you would understand Andrys's comment about me
watching it for linguistic purposes only! :-)> Watching soap operas in
the afternoon is the first indication of the middle-age slope into
cerebral atrophy. Of course, I also watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer
exclusively to gain an insight into American teenage colloquialisms!

John M. Tait.
>
http://www.wirhoose.co.uk

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