tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post3857766606190623950..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: When hippos flyCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-28653687136886241682018-11-10T09:11:27.082-08:002018-11-10T09:11:27.082-08:00Hey Steve - it appears ptarmigan comes from a Gael...Hey Steve - it appears ptarmigan comes from a Gaelic source. The P got added so it looked more like an academically acceptable word (the spelling got "Greekified") - https://bit.ly/2T2bhka - but this doesn't change the fact that the ptarmigan (as you noted), needs love & attention.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-77487204480645697542018-11-09T21:28:10.970-08:002018-11-09T21:28:10.970-08:00And what of the ptarmigan, which also needs love a...And what of the ptarmigan, which also needs love and attention.SK FIGLERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-67678770955428632962018-11-08T19:20:11.577-08:002018-11-08T19:20:11.577-08:00Dearest Miss Allen -- Misleading? Purposely? Our l...Dearest Miss Allen -- Misleading? Purposely? Our lovely language? Absolutely. Thanks for coming by.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-74483939290211463072018-11-08T19:03:43.233-08:002018-11-08T19:03:43.233-08:00So does it remain mysterious why some of those wor...So does it remain mysterious why some of those words got their "P's" silenced and wedded to "t's"? The words Ptomaine and Pterodactyl have always intrigued me. They seem purposely misleading. And hilarious. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.com