horse talk in my J.O.B.

[merasmag]

god forbid i ran across this during my
"work" for
NO POLITICS
but it's 1 of many articles i've been waiting to post here
www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/5545/final-furlong-leadership-race-how-horse-racing-has-influenced-political-language/

[merasmag]

www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/5546/speaking-horsey-tongues-everyday-language-lesson-equine-etymology/

[mysaladdays]

Great article. Linguistics, Lexicology and Philology are such interesting fields, the language and words we use, how it is acquired, and how it corresponds to cultural, social and political history. I find that I often use racing phrases in my language.