"Gypsie", wherefrom "gypped" is derived, originally derived from "Egyptian". The Romany people had nothing to do with Egypt, and the desgnation has more to do with the ignorance of the English folk, who also say "it's all Greek to me" about any language they do not understand.
"Gypsie", wherefrom "gypped" is derived, originally derived from "Egyptian". The Romany people had nothing to do with Egypt, and the desgnation has more to do with the ignorance of the English folk, who also say "it's all Greek to me" about any language they do not understand.
You compound the offence to Egypt by then confounding "grunting" with "hieroglyphics". The connection therein being as sound as that between "horse paste" and "ivermectin".
As for BA286, this is the flight number for British Airways flight from San Francisco to London (Heathrow). So, the origin of the variant is encoded in its name, for those who know!
Secondly, I'm confused about how using "grunting" and "hieroglyphics" in the same sentence is offensive to anyone--they're merely two different ways of communicating--although you DO prove my point that people can and do get offended by virtually anything! ;)
Oh dear ... has to be said:
Madam,
"Gypsie", wherefrom "gypped" is derived, originally derived from "Egyptian". The Romany people had nothing to do with Egypt, and the desgnation has more to do with the ignorance of the English folk, who also say "it's all Greek to me" about any language they do not understand.
You compound the offence to Egypt by then confounding "grunting" with "hieroglyphics". The connection therein being as sound as that between "horse paste" and "ivermectin".
As for BA286, this is the flight number for British Airways flight from San Francisco to London (Heathrow). So, the origin of the variant is encoded in its name, for those who know!
With all due respect, I do my research and found several articles explaining the origin of gypsy. Here's one: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/roma-gypsies-in-prewar-europe
Secondly, I'm confused about how using "grunting" and "hieroglyphics" in the same sentence is offensive to anyone--they're merely two different ways of communicating--although you DO prove my point that people can and do get offended by virtually anything! ;)
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