Category: Feature
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The ‘crown’ jewels in “coronate”
“Coronate” is all the talk of the 2024 presidential race. Where does this word come from?
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Some reflections on “pandemic”
The political, and etymological, connections between “pandemic” and “democracy.”
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An etymological tricolor: red, white, and blue
Today, Americans celebrate their brave declaration of independence from British rule on July 4th, 1776 with plenty of red, white, and blue, the colors of its star-spangled banner. As a nickname for the flag of the United States, the red, white, and blue is found by 1853. But what about those individuals words red, white,…
Mashed Radish 