New England Oddities

Words

Some of you may be wondering what the heck we’re all about.

Well, funny you should ask.

I can see no topic more fitting of my first post here on New England Oddities (long overdue, I might add) than a bit of an explanation – a mission statement, if you will. I am a firm believer in defining one’s terms. And in nearly no other field are so many diverse and colorful terms bandied about so indiscriminately – with irresponsible, reckless abandon, even – than when discussing the subject of, well . . . oddities.

First up, let us dispense with one of the more egregious offenders in our sundry lexicon of oddities – “Supernatural.” Breaking it down, we end up with super, from the Latin meaning “above, beyond, in addition to” and natural, meaning “now with no preservatives, lower MSG and 100% real cheese flavor” . . . or something like that. You get the point, I’m sure.

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