What a wonderful attic!! And the concept of 'ickle Sherlock' made me giggle.
If either of you are interested, 'shufti' is actually an Arabic word from the verb 'to see'/to look. That, along with 'bint' (girl) were picked up as British slang, probably by soldiers stationed in Egypt. (WWII maybe? Not sure of the time period)
English has some great words with Arabic roots, including lots of science words from the era of the crusades: algebra & alchemy among them. :)
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Date: 2012-06-26 02:39 am (UTC)If either of you are interested, 'shufti' is actually an Arabic word from the verb 'to see'/to look. That, along with 'bint' (girl) were picked up as British slang, probably by soldiers stationed in Egypt. (WWII maybe? Not sure of the time period)
English has some great words with Arabic roots, including lots of science words from the era of the crusades: algebra & alchemy among them. :)