About Frankish?Lol.
Qui sic?Probably because it was idiotically renamed.
I agree, I can remember the first time I encountered some words, like melodious or écueil.For a good few of us on this forum I'm sure words can and do have a much greater resonance than they do for most "ordinary" people.
Etiam ego possum, modo scilicet has voces in litteris tuis offendi.I agree, I can remember the first time I encountered some words, like melodious or écueil.
Glad I could be of service. The reason I remember écueil is I was taking a course and one of the other students asked (breaking into English), "So does it mean reef or rock?" and the professor responded, "It means écueil." It was a linguistic breakthrough for me—I don't know if the student asking the question found it as meaningful.Etiam ego possum, modo scilicet has voces in litteris tuis offendi.
:-ofinger prick