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[SSBubbles]

I bet you were up all night. Poor Webbo and his hanover. How is Webbo coping?

No! I did go to bed later than usual though!

Both ok and no hangover!

[SSBubbles]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)
nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.
However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Sorry, but who cares? You just ask CBBB!

[Oracle]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

[denizaksulu]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

[CBBB]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

I think phuck is Anglo-Saxon.

[Oracle]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

There's nothing wrong with borrowing words. And Greek is particularly suited to neologisms. So, let the English language evolve on the back of Greek ... just like everything else

P.S In lieu of Royalties, may we have our Marbles back now please

[Oracle]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

I think phuck is Anglo-Saxon.

Some sources say it was an acronym used after the plague when the king demanded everyone fornicate to increase the population again.

FUCK = Fornicate Under Command of the King.

[CBBB]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

There's nothing wrong with borrowing words. And Greek is particularly suited to neologisms. So, let the English language evolve on the back of Greek ... just like everything else

P.S In lieu of Royalties, may we have our Marbles back now please

Will these do?

[denizaksulu]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

I think phuck is Anglo-Saxon.

Do you mean it aint Germanic deriving from Fhyck!! I am gobsmacked.

Just kidding. We know its one of the most used words of anglo-saxon derivation.

Oracle seems to like it too.

Good night all

[denizaksulu]

The word alcohol I believe comes from the arabic word for it which is alghawl which in a literal sense means 'the spirit' al = the /ghawl = spirit which is wher we get our word spirits (as in whiskey etc)

nb; I stand to be corrected

Alcohol is one of those words with dodgy origins (bit like "fuck" ... popular preference puts it at Germanic, but there is no real evidence for that and many variations vying for association). The Arab word that's nearest to alcohol is the word for "kohl" the black eye-liner which in fact has very little to do with alcohol. But the Arabs spent a few hundred years copying, translating and transcribing the ancient Greek Medical texts ... so it's hard to attribute much to them, originally.

However ... is it Ethanol we are in fact discussing? ... In which case that is from the Greek for ether ....

Definitely not. I began with the word 'alcohol'.

Well then as you pointed out ... the word "alcohol" was reintroduced to the Arabs who until then only had a word for eyeliner ... (kohl)

One wonders what would be left of the English language without all the Greek and Latin based words?

There's nothing wrong with borrowing words. And Greek is particularly suited to neologisms. So, let the English language evolve on the back of Greek ... just like everything else

P.S In lieu of Royalties, may we have our Marbles back now please

Will these do?

Sorry, I lost my marbles when I fell in love with a Greek girl from my village.