eukaryotic - related to good nuts. eu- Ancient Greek εὖ means 'good' or 'well'; -karyo- from Ancient Greek κάρυον meaning 'nut' or 'kernel' Lots of EU- words a… (View Post)

Not as bad as Graham being pronounced 'gram' in the States (View Post)

This seems to imply that might like a drink with Nige? (View Post)

BBC list of 100 greatest 21st Century TV series 1 The Wire (2002-2008) 2 Mad Men (2007-2015) 3 Breaking Bad (2008-2013) 4 Fleabag (2016-2019) 5 Game of Thrones (2011-2019) 6 I May Destroy You (2020) … (View Post)

It's good to know we can blame a disaster on the stars. Well, etymologically speaking - as is my wont. Disaster came to English via the French désastre in the 16C, from the Italian disastro. Thi… (View Post)