Tag: English
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Between the etymological cushions of “couch”
The origin of the word “couch” shows how the forms of words get moved around like furniture.
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Unpacking the origin of “brat”
Is the origin of “brat” a ‘rags’ to riches story? Plus, some unrelated etymological sausage.
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Some more Emojiology for World Emoji Day
July 17 is World Emoji Day, a celebration of all things emoji. It’s the perfect occasion to promote some writing I’ve been doing for Emojipedia, the encyclopedia for emoji—and one reason, among other word-working, the blog has been less active in recent weeks.
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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,…
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