Brigid Daull Brockway is technically a writer

Brigid Daull Brockway is technically a writer

A blog about words, wordplay, and etymology, with slightly more than occasional political rants.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Righteous indigestion

I have been boycotting Chick-fil-A for a long time. I am deeply offended by their stance on giving me heartburn. While they are ardently pro-indigestion, while I believe in my inherent right to eat foods that don't make me feel like there is a fireball lodged in my throat. 
Also, the way they spell their name is stupid. I am vehemently opposed to horrible spelling.
Super-cool word fact of the day: chicken is the descendant of an onomatopoeia. The Online Etymology Dictionary tells me that the word's root, the West Germanic keuk, is echoic of the noise a chicken makes. Keuk might also be an ancestor of cock. I would not have guessed that chicken and cock were that closely related.
How could Tina Fey betray us like this?

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Khrysso Heart LeFey said...

I, too, have always reacted strongly against the spelling of the company's name.

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