Why do you not study etymology?

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>>8957990
>implying I don't
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>dude this word came from that word and this place
Wow, what wonderfully useful knowledge!

>>8958024
Pleb

don't need to. i have a god-given gift for it.

>>8958024
spot the monolingual.

>>8958024
it makes it easy to find out word meanings in other languages, it makes english easier because you can decipher the meaning of words by knowing the origin of the segments. plus it's interesting and you're a complete pleb

>>8957990
I love reading about word origins and language evolution. What's a good intro book for this?

>>8957990
It's boring

>>8957990
I've been doing it since before I knew what it was.

>>8958024
>>8959485


LEAVE MY BOARD NOW

>>8959463
I don't know. After reading Cratylus, though, I'm hooked. I'd love to get some book recommendations on etymology.

>>8959463
The Etymologicon

>>8959819
Thanks anon

why would i want to study bugs? you think i'm some sort of faggot or somethin'?

>>8959945
>you think i'm some sort of faggot or somethin'?

most likely you are

>>8958024
Hey man, but it's really funny. Although, you can guess word's meanings with their lingüistic roots.

>etymology
that's extremely autistic and useless, but i respect your choice of studying such an autistic and impractical subject because i'm also autistic.

>>8960049
If taking interest in something that really doesn't serve a profitable use in your life is autistic then every single person on earth is autistic.

>>8960071
it is autistic because it is impractical

>>8960093
So is drining at a bar with friends. So is watching sports. So is shopping for clothes you don't need.

Everything not a necessity to life, every luxury is impractical if that is how you choose to view it.

>>8960104
Well you convinced me sir, I was wrong, you won the argument great job.

I do it as a hobbie. All my friends ask me the meaning of words they don't know. Most of the time, I can give a fairly correct answer.