Byron said:
A List Of Common English Words. Which One is the Odd One Out?
admiral, alchemy, alcohol, algebra, algorithm, alkali, almanac, amalgam, aniline, apricot, arsenal, arsenic, artichoke, assassin, aubergine, azure, borax, cable, calibre, camphor, candy, cannabis, carafe, caraway, checkmate, cipher, coffee, cotton, crimson, crocus, cumin, damask, elixir, gauze, gazelle, ghoul, giraffe, guitar, hashish, hazard, jar, jasmine, lacquer, lemon, lilac, lime, lute, magazine, marzipan, massage, mattress, muslin, myrrh, nadir, orange, safari, saffron, samizdat, sash, sequin, serif, sesame, shackle, sherbet, shrub, talc, tamarind, tambourine, tariff, tarragon, zenith, zero.
The answer of course is samizdat, an untranslatable Russian word meaning, "underground dissident writing". The rest are all Arabic words....................
makes you think, don't it?
It does make you think.
Not trying to make any kind of point, other than I am a bit of a fan of things Irish, I will use this as an excuse to sneak in a short list of English words/phrases of Irish origin:
Galore, banshee, bog , smithereens, boycott, quiz, gob, brash, shenanigans (just love that word), highfalutin', to nick, to peg out, to get a rise out of someone.
And, of course, whiskey (from uisce beatha, 'water of life'). Can anyone tell me how to pronounce that correctly, it is important for me to know.
That's it. I'm happy now.
Diane
~ two of the phrases I'm unfamiliar with, but the rest I've always really liked. Very descriptive, strong, letter groupings 
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], even though through Paula makes much more sense ~ but I can't figure what might have been being said 
. Anyway, "to peg out" is completely new to me. Thanks 
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