tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post3497321590995783315..comments2024-02-12T16:08:52.374-08:00Comments on Wordlady: When luxury and indolence were Bad Things...Katherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-39899467449198452652011-09-26T06:39:48.813-07:002011-09-26T06:39:48.813-07:00Yes, énerver means "annoy" in French. Th...Yes, énerver means "annoy" in French. This was a much later development though.Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-17199547186327395092011-09-26T06:23:27.922-07:002011-09-26T06:23:27.922-07:00Somewhere, on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, &...Somewhere, on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, "enervate" is "annoy", "irritate". <br /><br />I thought it was like that because the light of the centre of the world got tired till it reached its outskirts ...<br /><br />Apparently, it's the French who use it like that. Or is it my misunderstanding, caused by an homonym ?E.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11205729601535947534noreply@blogger.com