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Where are the Philosophes of Yesteryear?
Assuming you have a comfortable chaise
you may now read of the the French Malaise.
For It seems that History's rhyme
has once again been ruthless,
and, with the passage of time,
left us Universal Truthless.
The French have a genius and a passion
for formulating " la grande abstraction"
resistant to all attacks
except, unfortunately, by the facts.
But we all join them in their disillusion;
the reigning modern thought is Confusion
and we must confess
that despite increasing Chinese supremacy,
it is still spelled with an "S"
and not a "C".
HZL
6/17/15
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Are Confucius and the word "confusing" related?
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Best Answer: No.
"Confucius" is a Latinisation of the Chinese name traditionally rendered as "K'ung-fu-tzu" ("Master Kong")http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
The etymology of "confusing" is a bit obscure, but "confuse" seems to be a late variant of the verb "confound", which came ultimately from Latin "confundĕre" - to pour or mingle together, mix up, confuse, confound (from "con-" standard action prefix + "fundĕre" to pour). - OED
"Confucius" is a Latinisation of the Chinese name traditionally rendered as "K'ung-fu-tzu" ("Master Kong")http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
The etymology of "confusing" is a bit obscure, but "confuse" seems to be a late variant of the verb "confound", which came ultimately from Latin "confundĕre" - to pour or mingle together, mix up, confuse, confound (from "con-" standard action prefix + "fundĕre" to pour). - OED
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