Long ago, on one of the PBS specials, perhaps The Story of English-- the commentator stated, "Glammor, is a misspelling of Grammer" and went on to say grammar, like grammar school, is of language and learning (ie, being literate.) but, grammer, goes back to the root of Gram (1/28 of an ounce) "what is written" (the weight of ink on the paper!)
how funny!
and gramercy (which i was sure was related..) has nothing to to do with grammar.. it, like charing cross, is a coruption of french, grand merci, (archaic for thank you very much!)
just though every one would enjoy that....
t might be good to remember the etymology of the word "glamour." It comes
from the Scottish/Celtic word "glammer," which means to cast a spell or an ...
Etymology - grammer of words. Solladigaram deals with grammer of words. It discusses
gender, person,number,case and other infections, the different parts of ...
" but, grammer, goes back to the root
of Gram (1/28 of an ounce) "what is written" (the weight of ink on the paper!) "
Dear of troy: Since the gram weight was part of the metrical system developed during French Revolution, I do not think it could be related to 'grammer'.
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Here's something from OneLook:
1 entry found for grammer.
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grammer, IN Zip code(s): 47236
and...
Definitions of Grammer:
name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5917)
That's it for OneLook--two sources. I find it pretty amazing that one in 50,000 families in the US is named Grammer. I must live a sheltered life...yeah, yeah, I read it's rare, but really...
Best regards,
Wordwondering
Kelsey Grammer comes to mind..
didn't realize it was that rare..
http://www.anywho.com, an on-line phone directory, lists 15 "Grammer's" in the state of New York.
Only 15 Grammers in New York state ? Where are the missing Grammers? There must be a hot-bed of Grammers somewhere.
I in 50,000 translates to 5,750 Grammers in the states.
New York State 15
Grammer, Ind 26
Kelsey Grammer 1
This board can account for only 42 Grammers. 5,708 Grammers have been lost. Anybody check Arkansas? 
5,708 Grammers have been lost.
I think it's another cased of inflated figures... An influential Grammer somewhere ...
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Grammer might be a made up name.
my ex's family had a made up family name: SIAS.. it was shortened from the original. Sias is not a common name, and there is a great deal of evidence, that all of the Sias's in US are related to original, a man who married a Mayflower passenger, (she was a child at the time of the crossing, he came later)-- several volumes on The Sias Family in America have all the boring details
(maybe Dr Bill, who has an interest in geneolgy might find in enjoyable reading, I don't. i know about, because of a family connection.)
the point is, most of Grammer's might be congretated in one or two states.. where the Grammer clan first started.
Since the gram weight was part of the metrical system developed during French Revolution, I do not think it could be related to 'grammer'.Font of knowledge that she is, I believe helen has gotten the connection backwards here. The root of
grammar is from the Greek
gramma meaning letter.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/77/G0217700.htmlThe word shifted in meaning to mean a small thing and it is from this meaning that the SI took its basic unit of mass.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/75/G0217500.html
Thank, falage, i was at home when i posted, the board was so slow, but my connection was worse, and AOL dropped me -sevice disconnect..
yes, gram* is a IE root, and the metric gram is a new use of an old word...
if i get a chance, i pop over to bartelby's, and get some info on the IE root.. like gen-- which pops up in gender, gentile, and a host of other words, gram looks like an interesting root.