Baked goods have a special place in English expressions. In this episode, we find out if you can...
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Baked goods have a special place in English expressions. In this episode, we find out if you can...
18:26
The Latin root sect means “cut.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English...
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#152 "Fort" Makes Your Vocabulary Strong!
The Latin root fort means “strong.” This Latin root is the word origin of a large number of...
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#153 No Low Queue for Talking Now!
The Latin root loqu and its variant locut mean “speak.” These roots are the word origins of a...
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#154 Be No Longer Separated from "Se-"
Prefixes are key morphemes in English vocabulary that begin words. A large number of English...
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The Latin root lig and its variants li and ly mean “tie.” This Latin root is the word origin of...
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Klingon and Esperanto Are Important Languages, Too
Language encapsulates every part of a culture, from its history of ideas to the way its speakers...
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In this episode, Amy teases out a home-town industry that turned into a showbiz obstacle with...
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In this episode, Amy explores divine breath with "inspiration" and Ryan looks at big, heavy...
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In this episode, Amy ponders using bird guts to swear in US presidents with "auspicious" and Ryan...
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In this episode, Amy explores the connection between a fictional 18th century group of simpletons...
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In this episode, Amy examines how one might literally die of home sickness with "nostalgia",...
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In this episode, Amy examines a linguistic path through Arabic and Latin that ultimately amounts...
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In this episode, Amy talks about how to slander a religion by naming pus after the blood of gods...
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Episode 14: Etymology Etymology
In this episode, the trans-Atlantic connection has been temporarily severed by dodgy Scottish...
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Episode 15: Pornography Anatomy
In this episode, Amy talks about how "anatomy" was originally an action and Ryan talk about who...
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In this episode, Amy talks about going suddenly cold and blind thanks to "haar" and Ryan talks...
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In this episode, Amy talks about going crazy in Bethlemen with "bedlam" and Ryan tries to find...
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Episode 18: Virtual Understanding
In this episode, Amy stands amid the origin of "understand" and Ryan discovers that there were...
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In this episode, Amy appreciates the timeless nature of the word (and artifact) "book" and Ryan...
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