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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Frittering

Frittering my life away - or at least my Saturday night.


Frittering: To spend, bit by bit, on trifles
To break into small fragments
First known use: 1728
"whittle away," 1728, from fritters "fragment or shred," possibly from a noun sense, but this is not recorded as early as the verb; perhaps an alteration of 16c. fitters "fragments or pieces," perhaps ultimately from O.Fr. fraiture "a breaking," from L. fractura. Or perhaps from a Germanic source : rags)


Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify." Henry David Thoreau


On the other hand, Nietzche: "I feel as though I've frittered my life away for what else is there to do with a life?"
My carry along journal for Italy. Variety of papers, Rollabind(ed?, bound?)
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11 comments:

  1. anjaApril 3, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    perhaps for your interest (if you like to explain the word 'fritter'),you'd like to know that 'effriter' in french means that sth becomes 'friable' or: breaks up in little fragments until it's become powder. Being dutch, living in France, teaching a little english to primary school french kids, language is like a toy to me.

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  2. Diana Trout {Nan.DT@verizon.net}April 3, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Yes, Thank you Anja! This is why I love looking up entymology of words. It is so interesting to see where language comes from.

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  3. HermApril 3, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    How lucky you are to go to Italy, it is one of my favorite countries to visit - have lots of fun!!

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  4. Cassie ShellaApril 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I love just fritteing around! And I do hope you have a really great time in Italy:)

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  5. Diana Trout {Nan.DT@verizon.net}April 5, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Frittering in Italy will be every so lovely. Thank you.

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  6. ElizabethApril 5, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Frittering seems to be my work style- with kids, family, gardens pets and art, frittering is how I get it all done!!! Three cheers for Frittering- I am making it a very positive work style for ME!!

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  7. Diana Trout {Nan.DT@verizon.net}April 5, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    Yes, frittering IS how it all gets done. Of course, the quotes I used in the post are both from men. Interesting ...

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  8. Deb DuganApril 6, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Yay for frittering! It's totally how I function. I love your new blog header/banner too!

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  9. Diana Trout {Nan.DT@verizon.net}April 6, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Three cheers for frittering. Now THERE's a blog title.
    Thanks, Deb.

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