Tag: etymology

• The ‘crown’ jewels in “coronate”

  

  “Coronate” is all the talk of the 2024 presidential race. Where does this word come from?

  John Kelly

  July 23, 2024

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• The long and short of “omicron”

  Big concerns—and confusion—over a “little o.”

  John Kelly

  December 5, 2021

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• The family tree of “uncle”

  

  There are many other relatives to be found in the roots of “uncle.”

  John Kelly

  July 10, 2021

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• Some reflections on “pandemic”

  

  The political, and etymological, connections between “pandemic” and “democracy.”

  John Kelly

  June 8, 2020

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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. 

  John Kelly

  July 17, 2018

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