Thesaurus

English, which draws on a great number of sources for its vocabulary, often provides me with some surprises. On looking through my Pocket Thesaurus I found that a large number of somewhat unpleasant words begin with the letters sn. For example - snag, snap, snare, snarl,snatch, sneak, sneer,sniff, snigger, snip, snivel, snuff, snuffle, snob, snub, snake, and snail. I am sure there are more. I'm sorry to say that many of these words seem to have a Scandinavian origin. I say I am sorry because I count myself as a descendent of the Vikings my family having come from East Anglia.