tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post2243990981635946814..comments2024-03-27T11:07:30.197-07:00Comments on Fiction and Film: G is for... GingerKate Larkindalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-75677138596432938992012-04-08T12:43:18.460-07:002012-04-08T12:43:18.460-07:00Your post got me thinking, so I grabbed my word or...Your post got me thinking, so I grabbed my word origins book. Ginger the spice is unrelated to the term gingerly.<br /><br />Ginger is related to an old word for horn whereas gingerly is related to words such as genteel, gentle and gentry; originally meaning daintily as in the way a member of the gentry is.Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-17634997270564754902012-04-07T21:30:39.795-07:002012-04-07T21:30:39.795-07:00Ginger cookies! And my husband's a "ginge...Ginger cookies! And my husband's a "ginger"...Iliadfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493266923216940390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-821571917695464752012-04-07T16:57:23.434-07:002012-04-07T16:57:23.434-07:00I've always liked Ginger Ale. So that gets my ...I've always liked Ginger Ale. So that gets my vote.Hektor Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908146663251226473noreply@blogger.com