Eloquently Speaking from the Stomach
Every now and then, I thumb through John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins and surprise myself. Tonight I looked up the word eloquent and was surprised to read: eloquent see VENTRILOQUIST Hm. I would never have guessed that eloquence had anything to do with ventriloquism. First of all, I find ventriloquists and their wooden friends just a tad bit disturbing, thanks to shows like The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt. I mean, it’s bad enough that ventriloquists like…