just some thoughts

my favourite phrase today: the best of all possible worlds.

also;

heroin, the drug, is named by the bayer pharmaceutical company (of aspirin fame), which developed and sold it (heroin) as a cough suppressant. they derived the name (unsurprisingly, i suppose) from the greek word with which we are all familiar: hero!

word of the day - 1 november 2010

soliloquy n. from latin solus, the root of today's sole (as in only or alone, not as in foot) and loqui, to speak (see also colloquial, loquacious).


ps. elegance + loqui = eloquance