in researching the words CAN and SIR for today's entry, i came across a couple of interesting things related to the topic.
the word CAN, which is an acronym for many different things (controller area network, or climate action network) is also the end of obama's tag line 'yes we can'. there is an interesting video circulating on youtube delivering this message musically - some of you may have already seen it, but if you haven't it worth a look [click here to see it]. i saw it initially about six weeks ago, and it is quite nice.
the word SIR has it's origins in other places, although it too has many other uses (studio instrument rentals, southwestern international raceway, or society of interventional radiology). it is derived from the french honorific title sire (messire gives 'mylord'), from the old french sieur (itself a contraction of seigneur meaning 'lord'), from the latin adjective senior (elder), which yields titles of respect in many european languages. the form sir enters english in 1297, as title of honor of a knight, being a variant of sire [which has been used in English since 1205 as a title placed before a name and denoting knighthood, and to address the male sovereign since 1225].
so there you have it, today's play on words. CAN-SIR, as in: yes, sir, we can, sir, beat this cancer.
the word CAN, which is an acronym for many different things (controller area network, or climate action network) is also the end of obama's tag line 'yes we can'. there is an interesting video circulating on youtube delivering this message musically - some of you may have already seen it, but if you haven't it worth a look [click here to see it]. i saw it initially about six weeks ago, and it is quite nice.
the word SIR has it's origins in other places, although it too has many other uses (studio instrument rentals, southwestern international raceway, or society of interventional radiology). it is derived from the french honorific title sire (messire gives 'mylord'), from the old french sieur (itself a contraction of seigneur meaning 'lord'), from the latin adjective senior (elder), which yields titles of respect in many european languages. the form sir enters english in 1297, as title of honor of a knight, being a variant of sire [which has been used in English since 1205 as a title placed before a name and denoting knighthood, and to address the male sovereign since 1225].
so there you have it, today's play on words. CAN-SIR, as in: yes, sir, we can, sir, beat this cancer.
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