tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646052236359450865.post6314454457953546732..comments2023-06-07T19:34:02.677+05:30Comments on Beyond the Horizon...: "OK" - The Holy Grail of EtymologyRavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440724538850193246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646052236359450865.post-63128588458473969872008-12-22T00:21:00.000+05:302008-12-22T00:21:00.000+05:30yep.. this OK thingie is very intersting. I like t...yep.. this OK thingie is very intersting. I like the Old Kin~k explanation best tho.How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646052236359450865.post-67418879397356397572008-12-02T04:10:00.000+05:302008-12-02T04:10:00.000+05:30@ Share Khan - I had read abt "assassin" in one of...@ Share Khan - I had read abt "assassin" in one of Dan Brown's books, but the other 2 were new to me.thanx for the info. And, it was nice interacting with u the other day. :)Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440724538850193246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646052236359450865.post-41901709206090070822008-12-02T00:00:00.000+05:302008-12-02T00:00:00.000+05:30Good One.Deep research..Some such words that I kno...Good One.Deep research..<BR/>Some such words that I know:<BR/>*assassin - frm the especially trained killers used by Persians to kill Crusaders. They were drugged with hashish hence came name hashish->hashassin->assasin<BR/>*boycott - frm Captain Charles Boycott Earl of Erne in County Mayo in Ireland during the 19th century. Demanded excess rents so faced the united eviction of tenets.<BR/>*laconic:frm Lacedaemon in ancient region of Greece. Its citizens were known for their brief witty reply.Philip of Macedon, who was in dispute with the Laconians, warned them: “If I enter Laconia, I shall raze Sparta to the ground”, to<BR/>which he received the reply, “if”.<BR/><BR/>Hope these interests u :) And with regards to my political opinion u asked in blogger meet please go through my post covering Mumbai blasts..<BR/>http://theanarchia.wordpress.com<BR/><BR/>bye,<BR/>Sher KhanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646052236359450865.post-54409772060992231172008-12-01T11:04:00.000+05:302008-12-01T11:04:00.000+05:30Hi Ravi,Thanks for your comment and for following ...Hi Ravi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment and for following my blog. You are a wonderful writer yourself. I didn't know anything about any definition about OK. Just shows how easily we take for granted daily, mundane things in life, and how each thing has a story behind it!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>AnujaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646052236359450865.post-65732730145639701782008-11-28T02:17:00.000+05:302008-11-28T02:17:00.000+05:30Nice.. ! I knew only about the "all correct" one.....Nice.. ! I knew only about the "all correct" one.. !! :)Dhruvin Dashanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500350210862303657noreply@blogger.com