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Topic	its not 'cremate' it's 'crenate'
ParanoidObsessive 09/16/20 8:02:53 AM #15:	DirtBasedSoap posted... your body doesnt turn to cream when you get cremated No, but the Latin root "cremo" literally means "to burn to ash", while the original Latin root for cream is "cramum". Which means it isn't "cremation" that English fucked up, it's "cream". likehelly posted... More specifically, this is why the little fiddly bits at the tops of castles are called crenelations. Which, to bring things full-circle, means that "crenate" isn't a valid term for burning a body either, unless said body turns into elaborate stonework intended for military defensive advantage in the process. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:944666560] in its not 'c... [t:78977189]...</cite> <quote><cite>DirtBasedSoap posted...</cite> <quote>your body doesnt turn to cream when you get cremated </quote> No, but the Latin root "cremo" literally means "to burn to ash", while the original Latin root for cream is "cramum". Which means it isn't "cremation" that English fucked up, it's "cream". <cite>likehelly posted...</cite> <quote> </quote> More specifically, this is why the little fiddly bits at the tops of castles are called crenelations. Which, to bring things full-circle, means that "crenate" isn't a valid term for burning a body either, unless said body turns into elaborate stonework intended for military defensive advantage in the process. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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