restive no reason it's interesting that this word essentially means restless. 131002 ... no reason i apparently get this way when i'm dissatisfied. i am getting this way. 131002 ... past one of my students was teaching her group members about linguistics today (in an unrelated discipline's seminar). as i'm fascinated by the field, i watched over with interest as she showed how depending on how you break up words they can mean mutually exclusive things, making etymology and context important. 131002 what's it to you? who go blather from