My Word : Laurie Barber

By Laurie Barber
November 11 2017 - 5:00am

Foolish Me

Nice: From Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’
Nice: From Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’

The word nice was once a term of abuse.

That’s why people urged me and others like me not to use nice.

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