#etymology

#etymology

My ignorance of loons was such that when I first saw a loon while kayaking, I thought it was a duck. To my great shame, I went so far as to ask these two other kayakers who were also looking at the loon, "What kind of duck is that?" That is how I learned what loons looked like. This is also when I took the only photo of a loon I got the entire weekend.

"The expression 'Abracadabra' has fascinated people for centuries, steeped in a mysterious etymology that challenges linguists and historians alike."