tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post6243985236239906328..comments2024-03-28T03:32:52.949-07:00Comments on unapologetic conjecture: Moment of Cynicism T-ShirtsBenjamin Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690290533167718706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post-39215048488738243982010-05-23T03:05:06.695-07:002010-05-23T03:05:06.695-07:00I'm not sure where I first heard the phrase. ...I'm not sure where I first heard the phrase. I thought I'd read it in Shakespeare, but I can't find it. A google search did reveal that it got by the editors of The Economist, The Boston Globe, and The National Republic in the same context I used it, though most of the uses I found were related to dogs. One was related to dragons, though I'm not sure if they were in a bad mood or had a disease.Benjamin Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690290533167718706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post-54476621360271712842010-05-22T21:10:59.662-07:002010-05-22T21:10:59.662-07:00Because my pedantry knows no bounds (I'm a pro...Because my pedantry knows no bounds (I'm a professor: it's what we do), I have to point out that your archaic definition is for the verb distemper, while your blog uses distemper as a noun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857796302849159411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post-17922841307677425742010-05-22T15:01:22.702-07:002010-05-22T15:01:22.702-07:00Okay, I fixed it. Thanks for the save!Okay, I fixed it. Thanks for the save!Benjamin Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690290533167718706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post-25943729383261186592010-05-22T14:53:17.726-07:002010-05-22T14:53:17.726-07:00As for distemper: [Archaic] To unsettle; derange.
...As for distemper: [Archaic] To unsettle; derange.<br />[From Middle English distemperen, to upset the balance of the humors, from Old French destemprer, to disturb, from Late Latin distemperre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin temperre, to mix properly.]<br /><br />As for "sewing" I have no defense and am more than a bit embarrassed.Benjamin Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690290533167718706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post-91260562464094353822010-05-22T06:02:28.717-07:002010-05-22T06:02:28.717-07:00As long as I'm being pedantic, you might also ...As long as I'm being pedantic, you might also want to look up the definition of "distemper".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857796302849159411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26145735.post-6365852968564468332010-05-22T05:52:46.846-07:002010-05-22T05:52:46.846-07:00Um... might want to check the spelling of "se...Um... might want to check the spelling of "sewing" before you market this to other English teachers...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857796302849159411noreply@blogger.com