100 sats \ 2 replies \ @zapsammy 13h \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
Latin excusare "excuse, apologize, make an excuse for, plead as an excuse; release from a charge; decline, refuse, excuse the refusal of" (source also of Spanish excusar, Italian scusare), from ex "out, away" + causa "accusation, legal action."
https://www.etymonline.com/word/excuse
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37 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 13h
interesting
"to obtain exemption or release from an obligation or duty; beg to be excused" is from mid-14c.
The weakened sense of "excuse" is attested since 1912, but technically any proof of innocence that doesn't involve being "elsewhere" is an excuse (n.) and not an alibi.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 12h
both an alibi and an excuse are pleas. perhaps an alibi is given a stronger consideration, because it's about one party making a plea and another party providing the evidence, whereas an excuse is only one party making a plea.
recently i was suspicious of the word "please" - but it appears that it comes from "pleasure" as in "my will, my wish, my pleasure." so technically saying "please, ____" is an expression of a wish rather than a plea/request.
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