...while writing a bibliography of Romantic Aesthetics:
from the extremely well-wrought blog of Miss Lazarus, whose thoughtful musings we should all frequent, as she writes etymologically-inspired gems such as these:
Ever wonder why they call "zero," in the sport of tennis, "love?" Well, zeros tend to look like eggs...and in French, "the egg" translates to "l'oeuf." And then some linguistic magic (mispronunciation) happens, and there you go. The egg becomes love.culinary delights & words.. two of the most wonderfully mutually-reinforcing aspects of my life.
