tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post8410311023172864042..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: Today's EnlgishRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-12542023132887019602007-03-29T09:15:00.000-07:002007-03-29T09:15:00.000-07:00I always felt bad for the offspring of Vidkun Quis...I always felt bad for the offspring of Vidkun Quisling, although not for him. After all, he was a quisling.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-84993404118189698202007-03-29T05:20:00.000-07:002007-03-29T05:20:00.000-07:00Hmm, I guess not. The etymological dictionary says...Hmm, I guess not. The etymological dictionary says:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Martinet (1676), "system of strict discipline," reputedly from the name of Col. Jean Martinet a drillmaster of the Fr. army during the reign of Louis XIV. The meaning "an officer who is a stickler for strict discipline" is first attested 1779.Greg von Winckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187475294800057360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-37896268349420810192007-03-29T03:39:00.000-07:002007-03-29T03:39:00.000-07:00Does the origin of this word tie in with Mars by a...Does the origin of this word tie in with Mars by any chance? It reminds me of the Italian word for Tuesday "Martedì" which would likely correspond to the Roman war god Mars, as Tuesday is the day of Tyr, the closest Nordic equivalent to Mars.Greg von Winckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187475294800057360noreply@blogger.com