My recent Texas excursion took me through the state of Arkansas:
Does it bother anyone else that Arkansas is merely Kansas with an ark? Well. It bothers me. There are also several cities in that state that employ the same etymological method: adding ark to names of already existing places.
Take for example Dalark, Arkansas. Formed by part of Dallas and part of Arkansas.
Or my favorite: Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Formed by adding Ark to a part of Philadelphia.
Arkadelphia was once known as the "City of Rainbows", perhaps because it receives more than its fair share of annual rainfall. Arc- (or Ark-) in the city's name may derive from the French for rainbow. The latter half of the name may be derived from adelphia (used to mean "brother" or "brotherhood" although it literally means "from the same womb").
Nice try. Really, I feel it was just laziness. And do Arkadelphians feel that they share something in common with Philadelphians? And notice how only the ark- part of Arkansas is being used. They're not using the -kansas part. Obviously, Philakansas doesn't sound good.
So I think I might starting adding ark to words. Hope you enjoy this arklog entry. Or, I love arkball and arkcer. Hey, do you see the new Arkman! Is it arknight yet?
The thing of it is: My family hails from Arkansas. Paragould, that is. There, that's a shout out to you arkpa.
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Arkon,
Arkanks for the arkstory lesson. It is good you arkcluded your arkoots.
Can you please explain how to brush your one tooth?
So have you copywritten the "ark" that you are adding to words?
It's a denture, or, since it's only one, a 'denta' But in Arkansas we call it a ARKADENTA
Very good ArkMeO,you left out Texarkana,hope Mrs.G had a good week. oobm
Post script to anonymous said.
It`s very simple you yahou
you use one tooth brush
oobm
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