Showing posts with label metaphor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metaphor. Show all posts

4 Dec 2011

Sand-hundred


Here's a funny little word in Greek: ψαμμακόσιοι (psammakósioi). It literally means 'sand-hundred', from ψάμμος 'sand' with the suffix for 'a hundred' attached. As you might have guessed, it conveys a huge uncountable sum. I love the mental imagery of that.