The true story of 'true' - Gina Cooke
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The
older the word, the longer (and more fascinating) the story. With roots
in Old English, 'true' shares etymological ancestors with words
like betroth and truce...but also with the word tree. In fact, trees
have been metaphors for steadfastness and faithfulness for as long as
the word true has defined the same qualities. Gina Cooke describes the
poetic relationship between 'tree' and 'true.'
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- Educator Gina Cooke
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