Sunday Rest: statue. Word Not To Use Today.

The word statue is ridiculous. It sounds like a sneeze.

I can see why people want to pull down statues of nasty people, but if we pull down all the statues of people who've made a wrong decision, or have been fools, or have not understood the best way to do things, or have not understood how things really are, or have not been able to see into the future, then there'll be only one or two subjects left.

And even then ten to one people will be squabbling over what colour to paint them.


statue of serial assaulter of women Zeus, National Museum,Warsaw

Sunday Rest: statue. This word comes from Old French from the Latin statua, from statuere, to set up. It's basically the same word as statute.