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Monthly Gleanings: January 2009: Part 2

Anatoly’s second installment of January gleanings. Continue reading

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Monthly Gleanings: January 2009

Anatoly’s January gleanings. Continue reading

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The Oddest English Spellings, Part 12 Or, One, Two, Buckle Your Shoe

Anatoly Liberman looks at the oddest English spellings. Continue reading

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An Etymologist As Lord of the Flies, Or, Chicanery and Shenanigans All Over the Place

Anatoly looks at the origin of the word “chicanery.” Continue reading

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Helpmeet, Or Can Stillborn Words Prosper?

Anatoly Liberman looks at the story on the word “helpmeet.” Continue reading

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Etymology and Scandal

Anatoly’s yearly gleanings. Continue reading

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Jolly Yule

Anatoly’s post has seasonal cheer. Continue reading

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What is Gibberish to One is an Etymology to Another

Anatoly Liberman looks at the origins of the word “gibberish”. Continue reading

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As Etymologists You Depend on Look-Alikes? Cool!

Anatoly Liberman looks at the origins of words that look-alike. Continue reading

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Conundrum: A Cold Spoor Warmed Up

Anatoly looks at the possible origins of the word “conundrum”. Continue reading

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