Words are used to convey ideas and feelings. Way before written text they were the repository of culture and traditions. But words evolve and can get a new meaning totally different from the one initially intended. A fascinating journey through the funny roads of language!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Funny english word: Discombobulate!
Discombobulateis an American English, fanciful coinage of a type popular in 1834. Itmeans to confuse someone.
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