Something I Learned Today: Churl(ish)

Source: “Churl,” American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, 2022 (online)


When a coworker recently suggested that my approach to a thorny problem might be churlish, I sought out—and found!—a graphic tee that would let me publicly embrace my true identity. Little did I know the word’s bewildering and contradictory etymology and far-flung linguistic cousins, as adumbrated above. Image source: Tribe Lacrosse }}}}}trr

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