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OP I looked up the word 'ennui' in my dictionary and found that it has a peculiar origin from French via the Latin phrase mihi in odio est "it is hateful to me". It's not an acronym. You can't really call it transliteration, can you? What's the story?
Thanks.
S. Beetle.
Last edited by Stag_Beetle; 02/12/06 02:25 PM.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ennui Stag_Beetle 02/12/06 02:18 PM Re: Ennui Faldage 02/12/06 02:28 PM Re: Ennui Father Steve 02/12/06 09:37 PM Re: Ennui Faldage 02/12/06 09:40 PM Re: Ennui Father Steve 02/12/06 09:48 PM Re: Ennui tsuwm 02/12/06 09:52 PM Re: Ennui TEd Remington 02/12/06 10:11 PM Re: Ennui Stag_Beetle 02/13/06 09:06 AM
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