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Etymology of the Day: Thousand
In the previous post, we learned hundred literally means “count of 100.” How about the next multiple of ten up the scale, thousand? Read more.
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The origin of “hundred” doesn’t exactly equal “100”
Donald Trump is coming up on his first one hundred days in office, a conventional measure of the initial success of a new president going back to FDR. But with a thwarted agenda, palace intrigue, and some self-inflicted wounds, Trump is pushing back against the meaningfulness of this traditional 100-day benchmark. What’s a hundred days, Read more.
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Etymology of the Day: Stroll
Stroll Stroll has referred to “leisurely walking” since at least 1680, but in the beginning of the 1600s, the word wasn’t quite so innocent and carefree. Read more.
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