tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post4142271034786255815..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Spot the frippet: something trivial.Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-63230805738013234522014-05-05T08:33:44.332+01:002014-05-05T08:33:44.332+01:00It was the same with me: someone asked me what was...It was the same with me: someone asked me what was the tri in trivia and my immediate reaction was 'nothing, as in tribune'...until I began thinking about roads, and looked it up.<br />It's sometimes quite satisfying to be wrong, isn't it.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-12927912728195802612014-05-05T06:56:23.278+01:002014-05-05T06:56:23.278+01:00I'm a bit shocked with myself right now that I...I'm a bit shocked with myself right now that I have never associated trivial with public streets, 'tri' or 'via.'<br />I think I always assumed it came from trivia. Which I now assume also comes from trivialius.<br />Now there's some real trivial trivia for ya! :)<br /><br />Jingleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818918125701078566noreply@blogger.com