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“Medal”: worth more than its weight in etymology
We’ve witnessed some history-making medals at Rio 2016. Fiji won their first ever medal – the gold – in rugby. Simone Manuel became the first black woman to take gold in an individual swimming event. And Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has added to the distinction, now with 22 career golds.… Read more.
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Threading the origins of “floss”
The results of a recent Associated Press (AP) investigation met with a lot of teeth. Dental professionals snarled. The rest of us smiled. For the AP found little evidence to back up the long-touted benefits of flossing. Let’s run some floss through the etymology of floss and see what we can dislodge from its pearly… Read more.
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