Oh, and this week's linguistic weirdness:
In Spanish, the word for "chest" (storage box) is "baúl". The words aren't related because baúl comes from the French "bahut", and the High German "behut" before that, while the English comes from Old English "cest/cist", from Latin "cista"/Greek "kistē".
BUT English and Spanish share the same French root for "armoire/armario": armarie.
WHY couldn't we keep two pieces of similar furniture on the same linguistic train?
Because we are chaos engines. 🙃
@MLClark Wow. I'd never even heard of baúl. We've always used "armario".
Complete non sequitur, but how are you finding Molloy? I read it in university, and it's one of those books that I wish I hadn't been reading for course credit. I always thought it needed to be read in a more detached and meditative setting, to get the fuller aesthetic experience. Working for you? Or not so much?
@MLClark I have it downloaded, but I'm working on a couple of other books right now. I hope to work it in in a couple of weeks.