http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2005/12/05/itll-be-quiet-for-a-bit Pontification without all the gritty gravitas Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:18:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2005/12/05/itll-be-quiet-for-a-bit#comment-264 Tozier Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:23:33 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/?p=226#comment-264 I was actually using the Mayan term, <i>ixtcal</i>, meaning "calendar of sacrifices". But I had trouble typing it. I was actually using the Mayan term, ixtcal, meaning “calendar of sacrifices”. But I had trouble typing it.

]]> http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2005/12/05/itll-be-quiet-for-a-bit#comment-263 Matthew Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:32:44 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/?p=226#comment-263 I wonder when "calendar" disappears and is replaced entirely by "ical".. and if anyone is noting these changes for future etymologists. Will we hear an episode of wordwatch in 50 or 100 years time on where "ical" came from? http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/programs/WORDWATCH.htm I wonder when “calendar” disappears and is replaced entirely by “ical”.. and if anyone is noting these changes for future etymologists. Will we hear an episode of wordwatch in 50 or 100 years time on where “ical” came from?
http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/programs/WORDWATCH.htm

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