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Posted by Jeff (Guest) jeff@attoz.com - Wednesday, March 10 2004, 23:16:22 (EST)
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I was just thinking today about the spanish word "gustar". If you like something, you say "me gusta", and if you don't like it, "no me gusta", which got me to thinking about the english word disgusting, which literally means "not gusting"...but what does gusting mean?

If something is the opposite of disgusting, (i.e. "not disgusting"), is it "gusting"?

So I look up the word "gust" and what do I find??

gust2 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gst)
n.
Archaic. Relish; gusto.
Obsolete.
1. The sense of taste.
2. Personal taste or inclination; liking.

So, in the past, English was much closer to spanish than we think...and it makes sense, too. Many spanish words sound vaguely familiar to English words that aren't in use anymore...it's all very strange and interesting. Maybe I should have been a linguist?

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gust, disgust, me gusta... Jeff - Wednesday, March 10 2004, 23:16:22 (EST)
- Re: gust, disgust, me gusta... Ferd Aprim - 03/11 10:58

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