Wednesday, September 28, 2016

caring about words



I couldn't resist posting  this cute hare. Love the etymology. 

harebrained

ETYMOLOGY:
From the allusion that a harebrained person has the brain as small as a hare’s. From Old English hara (hare) + braegen (brain). Earliest documented use: 1548

mountain hare



USAGE:
“Hagrid had some harebrained scheme in hand, which might make him miss Sirius.”
JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Bloomsbury; 2000.Art: Louise BurstonPhoto: Karen van der Zijden

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