Etymology And The Need For Paracetamol

3/10/2026

Etymology And The Need For Paracetamol

Odd title for a post here at gwrex365. I am keen on the topic, of Etymology but not some of the outcomes.

“Etymology” is the study of the origin, development and the usage of words over time. I find it fascinating. Words and phrases can come into our orbit and leave in a lifetime. I took some linguistics courses as an undergrad.

There are two words/ phrases that are under my skin presently.

Baseball season is upon us. It is my favourite sport but I am getting more and more disillusioned each year at the disproportionality of finances in teams.

But I digress. In years past when a player got 3 strikes, the announcers called it a “strikeout.” Occasionally a you would hear them say “Nolan Ryan has 11 Ks tonight.”

That’s not good enough today.

Now, every time a player gets 3 strikes, it is now a “punch-out.” Everything is a punch-out. After a while it becomes very cloying.

I am punched out on the use of “punch out.”

The other annoying thing now is a phrase, not a word.

With the Middle East war into its’ second week all of the talking heads on the news are asking/ commenting on the possibility of debate on the issue of “boots on the ground.”