Ministers and trivia

Posted January 5, 2010 by Leah Hoffmann
in Cabinet of Curiosities, Pens, Paper & People | 3 comments »

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Which profession is our illustrious Minister planning format named after? If you’re like me, your thoughts probably turned to a member of the clergy.

But as Karen recently explained, the name takes its cue from the French word for “Secretary” – i.e., Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Education, etc. (We use the word in that sense in English, too, of course, but it’s not as common — at least, not here in the States.)

Inneresting, eh?

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3 Comments

  1. AllenH

    01/05/2010   11:21AM  

    Ah! Interessant! :) I guess I’m a minister of my own education. LOL

     
     
  2. Renee

    01/05/2010   23:27PM  

    I was hoping it would be geared for clergy and would have a full listing for Sunday. Lots of folks have very busy Sundays and most planners almost ignore the day.

     
     
  3. AllenH

    01/06/2010   01:50AM  

    True, Renee- even more important for students (especially grad-students) is 12am-12am. :)

     
     

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