Final word about words

Final word about words takes a look at the origin of words and expressions. It reveals an v hidden layer of meaning and accumulated wisdom. It is mostly a collection of humorous weekly columns in the electronic newsletter Leadership Intelligence Bulletin. Sometimes it is a commentary on important contemporary events and trends in the world around us. It also reveals how different languages and cultures have influenced and enriched one another. And in Dancing to the same tune, it discovers an underlying typical South African sense of humour that transcends racial and language divides in a shared heritage. For example, it tells you the townships have their own explanation of what the “KWV” in KWV-brandy stands for – an improvement on the Afrikaans Koos wye voete (Koos wide feet) variation. Above all, Final word celebrates language as probably the most important vehicle for that most wonderful of human abilities: to create humour.