tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post601056703548765151..comments2023-12-08T04:00:32.329-05:00Comments on LibbysBookBlog: Wondrous Words Wednesday - Shadows WalkingLibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-2976287708876404172012-06-03T16:54:32.093-04:002012-06-03T16:54:32.093-04:00Thanks for an interesting post. I've been a bi...Thanks for an interesting post. I've been a bit slow to get to them this week, but I always learn something when I finally get to them. I didn't know either word.Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-12832315578240564922012-06-02T12:39:49.917-04:002012-06-02T12:39:49.917-04:00I'm reading a book that takes place in India a...I'm reading a book that takes place in India and have intentionally avoided marking each and every "new to me" word because that would be waaaay too many. After reading this post, I'm sorry I didn't make an effort to mark them all because it might have been fun. But then there would have been weeks of words from the same book because there truly are that many words from this one book.Satiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-84411937749205844242012-06-02T01:07:12.036-04:002012-06-02T01:07:12.036-04:00Great stuff.Great stuff.Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325697671806865458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-32431102405423594702012-05-31T18:11:55.163-04:002012-05-31T18:11:55.163-04:00Hi Scribacchina,
Mensa is indeed a word of Latin ...Hi Scribacchina,<br /><br />Mensa is indeed a word of Latin descent and I managed to find this short explanation as to why it was assigned to the high IQ society:<br /><br />Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world.It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.Mensa is formally composed of national groups and the umbrella organisation Mensa International, with a registered office in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.<br />Mensa (play /ˈmɛnsə/; Latin: [ˈmensa]) means "table" in Latin, as is symbolized in the organization's logo, and was chosen to demonstrate the round-table nature of the organization; the coming together of equals.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-81399971808282240392012-05-31T18:08:25.643-04:002012-05-31T18:08:25.643-04:00Hi Kathy,
The best explanation I could find as to...Hi Kathy,<br /><br />The best explanation I could find as to why MENSA was chosen as the high IQ society's name, is this interesting piece on wikipedia.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensa_InternationalYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-83770024024849050822012-05-31T18:05:28.869-04:002012-05-31T18:05:28.869-04:00Hi Libby,
An interesting sounding book, although ...Hi Libby,<br /><br />An interesting sounding book, although I am not sure that I shall be rushing out to buy it.<br /><br />Boche is a word commonly used amongst the war veterans and the older generation who remember the war, here in the UK.<br /><br />I'm afraid that I have only ever heard of MENSA in the context of the high IQ society, although I did track down this entry for the question 'where did MENSA get its name from?'. Now the context in which it is used in the book makes complete sense.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensa_International<br /><br />A really interesting post to read and research, thanks,<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-5991672292610915442012-05-31T09:55:23.339-04:002012-05-31T09:55:23.339-04:00LOL! Thanks...I liked that cocoon too! I thought...LOL! Thanks...I liked that cocoon too! I thought we could get two of them and make earrings - LOL! Sorry about my comment form, but it gives you a chance to visit the book blog! I think my favorite series right now is the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-11695001831547286052012-05-31T09:47:27.333-04:002012-05-31T09:47:27.333-04:00I like this book blog. Will help me pick some inte...I like this book blog. Will help me pick some interesting books for my collection. Currently, I am reading 'Totto-Chan - The little girl at the window.' The next in line is 'The sun between their feet' by Doris Lessing. :)<br /><br />I also was amazed at the photo of the cocoon (Israel bug) that you shared. Such workmanship!Asha Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497991305532837318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-76240049379085226902012-05-31T09:42:17.100-04:002012-05-31T09:42:17.100-04:00Laura! You are so nice to come over from the othe...Laura! You are so nice to come over from the other blog! Michelle thinks that that Google ad may have done something to the comment form. Yea, we are really far south - close to the Ohio River! AND, it has been crazy hot! Thanks again :)Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-87133803899763983702012-05-31T07:44:32.252-04:002012-05-31T07:44:32.252-04:00Libby I loved you nature notes discoveries! I coul...Libby I loved you nature notes discoveries! I couldn't find a place to comment there so I thought I'd leave a not here...those cocoons are really cool, and wow,a blueberry tree??? And so ripe already, you must be in southern Ohio, I can't imagine them being ripe where my husband's family lives in north east Ohio.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-29951917390151899652012-05-31T05:04:28.905-04:002012-05-31T05:04:28.905-04:00Interesting: we have the word mensa in Italian to ...Interesting: we have the word mensa in Italian to mean just that, a canteen or dining hall. I never knew one could use it in English.<br />Boche is new to me, but I'm afraid the author is right in saying that it's an obscure way of conveying what he was trying to convey.Scribacchinahttp://parolediscribacchina.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-29765818803090054022012-05-31T05:02:11.940-04:002012-05-31T05:02:11.940-04:00I guess that's just coincidence. I always thou...I guess that's just coincidence. I always thought mensa (the society) came from Latin mens, mind.Scribacchinahttp://parolediscribacchina.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-81220112313933275692012-05-30T20:29:39.218-04:002012-05-30T20:29:39.218-04:00Thanks! This has been a fun WWW because I was abl...Thanks! This has been a fun WWW because I was able to involve the author. I have emailed him back and forth a bit today and he is really a nice person and a wealth of information!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-33734826956912930812012-05-30T20:13:47.703-04:002012-05-30T20:13:47.703-04:00How cool that you were able to get the final answe...How cool that you were able to get the final answer from the author! And that you were right about boche. I'd bet you're right about their meeting place....<br /><br />Here are my <a href="http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2012/05/wondrous-words-wednesday.html" rel="nofollow">Words</a>.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-56968328222843190172012-05-30T19:34:55.983-04:002012-05-30T19:34:55.983-04:00I don't know...but, if I had to guess I would ...I don't know...but, if I had to guess I would say that they would meet at the mensa, or dining hall. Do you think that's right?Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-87404767237913525352012-05-30T15:52:01.625-04:002012-05-30T15:52:01.625-04:00Mensa is very interesting. Now I want to know why...Mensa is very interesting. Now I want to know why the high IQ society chose it for their name.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-52414409125091266542012-05-30T13:08:17.254-04:002012-05-30T13:08:17.254-04:00Hi Margot! I know - I was so happy that he got ba...Hi Margot! I know - I was so happy that he got back with me so quickly! Wouldn't be great if we could do that with all our books?<br /><br />"I will just email Shakespeare and ask him what he was thinking when he wrote that sonnet." LOL!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by :)Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342623555220583614.post-69526812702562108032012-05-30T12:57:12.965-04:002012-05-30T12:57:12.965-04:00Wow, how great to learn about the usage of boche d...Wow, how great to learn about the usage of boche directly from the author!! Thanks to you and the author for an interesting WWW post.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.com