The OE word can also be traced back to the language of the Romans, but the Latin word it’s related to is aqua, “water. kitty-corner: the expression began as “cater-corner.” Cater was an English dialect word meaning “to set or move diagonally.” Cater is itself a folk etymology of the French word quatre, “four.” chaise lounge: The French expression chaise longue means “long chair.” To many unobservant readers the word longue computes to lounge. Hey, that makes sense. One lounges in a chair that lets you put your feet up. Now many lawn furniture departments advertise “chaise lounges.” 16. Archaisms A word or phrase (or a particular meaning of a word or phrase) that is considered extremely old fashioned and long out of common use. 19th-Century Archaisms "We do not have to go back as far as Elizabethan English or the Middle Ages to encounter archaisms. Here are some from the Victorian and Edwardian eras:
T h e answer lies in the hunting metaphor of the Hero's Journey. U p o n leaving the Ordinary W o r l d of village or den, hunters will often head straight for a watering hole to look for game. Predators sometimes follow the m u d d y tracks left by game who come down to drink. T h e watering hole is a natural congregating place and a good spot to observe and get information. It's no accident that we call neighborhood saloons and cocktail lounges our "local watering holes." T h e crossing of the First Threshold may have been long, lonely, and dry. Bars are natural spots to recuperate, pick up gossip, make friends, and confront Enemies. T h e y also allow us to observe people under pressure, when true character is revealed. How Shane handles himself in a bar fight convinces a farmer to become his Ally and stand up to the bullying cattlemen. In the tense bar-room confrontations in Star Wars,
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