Pensem-hi 29
Mestre Coromines
al bell mig de l’entrada PI. D’antuvi, m’he quedat impressionat per
l’abundor de tipus de pins que hi
ha, i pel nombre de les diferents
maneres d’anomenar un conjunt
de pins. He après alguna cosa sobre hípica mallorquina, i he conegut l’expressió “espinyar-se els
morros” i la deliciosa, encara que
no gaire amable, de “Que se’ls espinyin!”, força equivalent a “Que
es fumin!”, però, oi que sí?, molt
més sonora.
U
na de les vanitats que em
permeto de tard en tard és
la de recomanar la lectura
del Diccionari Etimològic de Joan
Coromines. Puntualitzo: no la seva
utilització, la necessitat de la qual
habitualment s’imposa per si mateixa, sinó la seva lectura, el plaer
de la seva lectura. Sembla mentida
que un diccionari etimològic (nou
volums, sense comptar-hi el suplement-índex) pugui ser llegit, a
fragments, amb veritable plaer: de
vegades, amb riure divertit i tot. Jo
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