So I'm thinking we should reconsider giving a damn about dams.. Damn It!!!!
2007-03-19 22:40:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The word dam and the word damn have different origins and meanings.
1. Dam refers to a device or to barrier used to stop the flow of water. It is thought to be derived from an Old English word "fordemman" which meant "to stop up".
2. Damn is derived from an ancient root word "dap" meaning both a "feast" and "expense". The root early Latin "dapnom" became the classical Latin "damnum" meaning "damage". It could also be related to the Sanskrit root "dambh" meaning "harm".
From these roots came the terms "condemn", "damnified" (an obsolete adjective meaning damaged), and the word "damaged". Words such as "condemned" and "damned" were originally used as legal terms meaning "found guilty" the religious meaning came later.
2007-03-19 23:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by Cacaoatl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damnation...Dam. Totally different spelling, totally different meaning. Just pronounced the same. This is called a HOMONYM!
2007-03-20 05:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by ~ B_e_K_z ~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damn dams. I hear it's the only transportation we can get in to hell.
2007-03-20 06:37:22 · answer #3 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when the four horsemen of the apocalypse come, they will smash open all the dams to help lead us to our damnation!
2007-03-20 05:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Two different words: dam and damn.
2007-03-20 05:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by beano™ 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are not called "damns" but dams - so you need to check your vocabulary or language usage.
2007-03-20 05:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by RealArsenalFan 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
dams and damnation are two very different words.
2007-03-20 05:46:50 · answer #7 · answered by Dakota Lynn Takes Gun 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well damn boy,
i think your onto something there.
but how does one 'give' a dam?
mabe i'll ask noah
2007-03-20 05:46:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋