How did currencies get their names? | MONEY WORD ORIGINS
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How did currencies get their names? | MONEY WORD ORIGINS
50:48
Why were hatters mad?
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Why were hatters mad?
1:08
Does English use the wrong word for clouds? | WEATHER WORDS
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Does English use the wrong word for clouds? | WEATHER WORDS
43:22
What’s the difference between an ass and an ass? #etymology #podcast #englishlanguage #wordfacts
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What’s the difference between an ass and an ass? #etymology #podcast #englishlanguage #wordfacts
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Exposing grammar myths and mistakes with Grammar Girl
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Exposing grammar myths and mistakes with Grammar Girl
44:57
Why is English full of French words?
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Why is English full of French words?
50:06
Precisely how long is a 'moment'? | TIME WORDS
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Precisely how long is a 'moment'? | TIME WORDS
41:54
What was the original "blockbuster"? | MOVIE WORDS
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What was the original "blockbuster"? | MOVIE WORDS
47:39
Why is there a cat in "caterpillar"? | BUG WORDS
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Why is there a cat in "caterpillar"? | BUG WORDS
42:55
Why is the Pope "the daddy"?
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Why is the Pope "the daddy"?
39:48
Busting the 'nylon' myth
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Busting the 'nylon' myth
1:44
Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS
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Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS
39:43
Why is there an N in "passenger"?
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Why is there an N in "passenger"?
44:27
Why do we say "as mad as a hatter"? | IDIOM ORIGINS
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Why do we say "as mad as a hatter"? | IDIOM ORIGINS
50:18
Is it a restroom or a loo?
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Is it a restroom or a loo?
47:16
Did Shakespeare write all his plays?
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Did Shakespeare write all his plays?
34:15
How do you pronounce lieutenant? | MILITARY WORDS
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How do you pronounce lieutenant? | MILITARY WORDS
42:06
Why do we mind our Ps and Qs? | PRINTING TERMS
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Why do we mind our Ps and Qs? | PRINTING TERMS
40:55
Where do swear words come from?
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Where do swear words come from?
52:22
Which flower makes you wet the bed? | FLOWER NAME ORIGINS
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Which flower makes you wet the bed? | FLOWER NAME ORIGINS
45:32
Is this a rhetorical question? | RHETORIC & LITERARY DEVICES
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Is this a rhetorical question? | RHETORIC & LITERARY DEVICES
40:42
How did our naughty bits get their names? | BODY ETYMOLOGY
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How did our naughty bits get their names? | BODY ETYMOLOGY
46:38
What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? | MUSIC WORDS
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What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? | MUSIC WORDS
30:21
Who invented zero? | MATH & NUMBERS
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Who invented zero? | MATH & NUMBERS
33:33
Who was the original "goodfella"? | CRIME WORDS
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Who was the original "goodfella"? | CRIME WORDS
48:34
Who was the first to "paint the town red"? | IDIOM ORIGINS
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Who was the first to "paint the town red"? | IDIOM ORIGINS
48:44
Is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas? | FESTIVE WORD ORIGINS
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Is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas? | FESTIVE WORD ORIGINS
40:29
What did a "sin-eater" do? | JOB ETYMOLOGY
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What did a "sin-eater" do? | JOB ETYMOLOGY
48:53
Is it a 'full stop' or a 'period'? | PUNCTUATION
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Is it a 'full stop' or a 'period'? | PUNCTUATION
43:50
Is corporate jargon "a value add"? | JARGON ETYMOLOGY
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Is corporate jargon "a value add"? | JARGON ETYMOLOGY
42:51
Who is the Jack in a deck of cards? | GAME WORDS
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Who is the Jack in a deck of cards? | GAME WORDS
44:31
Which cocktail means "moist little thing"? | BOOZY WORDS
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Which cocktail means "moist little thing"? | BOOZY WORDS
45:47
How can "tree" and "truth" be related? | WOODLAND WORDS
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How can "tree" and "truth" be related? | WOODLAND WORDS
58:07
How are people using "mortified" wrongly? | EMOTION ETYMOLOGY
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How are people using "mortified" wrongly? | EMOTION ETYMOLOGY
49:50
What's the 'were' in werewolf? | SPOOKY ETYMOLOGY
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What's the 'were' in werewolf? | SPOOKY ETYMOLOGY
52:09
Why does oxygen have the wrong name? | ELEMENTS
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Why does oxygen have the wrong name? | ELEMENTS
48:38
What is antidisestablishmentarianism? | THE LONGEST WORDS
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What is antidisestablishmentarianism? | THE LONGEST WORDS
40:20
Why are you a nincompoop? | INSULTS
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Why are you a nincompoop? | INSULTS
36:19
Do geese see god? | PALINDROMES
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Do geese see god? | PALINDROMES
29:44
Why is the word "dog" such a mystery? | ANIMAL WORDS
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Why is the word "dog" such a mystery? | ANIMAL WORDS
46:45
What mystery did the original "clue" solve? | MYTHOLOGY WORDS
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What mystery did the original "clue" solve? | MYTHOLOGY WORDS
30:43
Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS
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Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS
49:32
Do "vegetables" technically exist? | FOOD WORDS
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Do "vegetables" technically exist? | FOOD WORDS
37:14
What exactly is a "petard"? | FOSSIL WORDS
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What exactly is a "petard"? | FOSSIL WORDS
33:21
Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS
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Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS
38:59
How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS
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How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS
37:36
Did the Greeks have no word for blue? COLOR WORDS
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Did the Greeks have no word for blue? COLOR WORDS
34:20
The battle between British and American English
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The battle between British and American English
37:40
Was an orange ever a "norange"? | PORTMANTEAUS & WORD MASHUPS
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Was an orange ever a "norange"? | PORTMANTEAUS & WORD MASHUPS
36:50
What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY
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What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY
34:23
Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | LOST POSITIVES
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Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | LOST POSITIVES
27:40
Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS
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Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS
30:05
Why we say "hello" 👋
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Why we say "hello" 👋
0:58
Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS
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Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS
36:49
The yucky origins of "Ça va?" 🇫🇷
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The yucky origins of "Ça va?" 🇫🇷
0:47
Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS
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Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS
30:39
Why do we say "hello"?
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Why do we say "hello"?
31:05