Mashed Radish

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Etymology at the intersection of news, life, and everyday language.

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  • the four seasons, part I (spring)

    Fast Mash As the name for the season, spring replaces lent in the Middle Ages In 1500s, English has spring of the year and spring of the leaf  Spring comes from Old English verb meaning to “leap, burst forth” Lent comes from Germanic roots meaning “long days” As the Anglo-Saxons would say, I am now one winter old. Technically, I have many more Read more.

    John Kelly
    May 13, 2013
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  • chicken & egg

    First Things First Easter has long passed (unless you’re Greek Orthodox), but I still have eggs on my mind. Not that I spend a lot of time thinking about Easter—or eggs for that matter. Well, maybe that last part isn’t so true. I have been thinking, however, about new beginnings. Spring (sort of) arrived in Read more.

    John Kelly
    May 7, 2013
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