[identity profile] nerdfury.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] 1word1day
Happy new year, everyone!

Today's word is:

Peccavi [pek-ah-vee]
noun

An admission of sin or guilt.

Etymology:
From Latin 'peccavi' which literally means 'I have sinned.'

It gave rise to the most witty multilingual pun of all time. In 1843, when Sir Charles Napier sent a preliminary dispatch of a single word: peccavi. The reason? His military victory and conquest of the province of Sind (now in Pakistan). His message - "I have Sind."

Hee hee!

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Date: 2009-01-02 01:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mechante-fille.livejournal.com
Oh, that's great! I'm still laughing. ^_^

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Date: 2009-01-02 03:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sulinpanda.livejournal.com
Ba-rum-pum!

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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