LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.24 (08) [E]

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From: Ruth & Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.23 (04) [E]

Dear Peter Snepvangers

Subject: Etymology

Ron has justabout covered the subject, & you may already know the English
also use the word 'mere' pron. _mi:@r_
What we would call a meer or a vlei in Afrikaans, a shallow little lake one
dry season short of being a swamp.

Groete,
Mark

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Administrativa" 2004.08.24 (07) [A/E]

Ron wrote:
> > I try to be all things to all people, Mark, according to their (growing)
> > needs -- today a provocateur to you and a _Literaturbanause_ to
Gabriele,
> > whatever makes one's current boat float, and as long as those gray cells
> > keep on churning away.  But this mustn't be misconstrued as bieng
> > flame-baiting.

Mark: a "Banause" is a somewhat boorish ignoramus, somebody who doesn't know
about and doesn't appreciate art, literature, etc. It would be interesting
to find out where this word comes from, and whether there are any related
expressions (I can't think of any). Could it be Yiddish, perhaps?

And I said no such thing; didn't even imply it. If you look for "Inspector
Poirot" in Google or another search engine, you'll find that this "Inspector
Poirot" thing is a common misconception (around a thousand hits), which
needs to be cleared up for the great detective's sake, who would not like
this at all.

Peanuts, anybody?
Gabriele

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Etymology

Gabriele:

> Mark: a "Banause" is a somewhat boorish ignoramus, somebody who doesn't
know
> about and doesn't appreciate art, literature, etc. It would be interesting
> to find out where this word comes from, and whether there are any related
> expressions (I can't think of any). Could it be Yiddish, perhaps?

>From Classical Greek βάναυσος _bánausos_ 'craftsman', 'artisan' (as opposed
to a 'scholar').

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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