No More Nice Mandi Kaye
Aug 17th, 2007 by Amanda
Do you know where the word “nice” comes from?
NICE - Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know
I love this post about being nice (or rather, not). I can’t read the original post she links to (stupid web filter), but it sounds like quite the read. I also love this comment by Makeesha on that post:
you know what happens when you are freed from being “nice”? you get bold, strong, creative, inspired, kind, generous. you release your hidden genius. you evolve, stretch, grow. You SHINE. And what happens when you shine? people get really really pissed off for waking them up. but does that bother you? no, because you’re not nice any more
I love that you post etymologies, so much. When I get my undergrad, I’ve asked for a multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary for my graduation present. My parents got me a moderately big OED for my birthday this year, but when graduation season comes around I get the big-ass one.