We're joined for the first time by Douglas Harper, proprietor of the world-renowned Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). He's here to help us with our Mailbag questions, and even test us in a game of Related or Not.
In our Mailbag this time:
- What's the difference between DEPENDENCE and DEPENDENCY?
- Why is TONGUE spelled that way?
- What does it mean if reciting a tongue twister in your mind is just as hard as saying it out loud?
- Why is STYGIAN the adjective form of the River Styx?
- Why are WHY and BECAUSE the same in some languages?
Timestamps
- Cold open: 0:00
- Intros: 2:01
- Questions for Douglas Harper: 9:16
- Mailbag questions 1: 24:00
- Related or Not: 41:24
- Mailbag questions 2: 1:03:20
- Comments: 1:14:18
- The Reads: 1:18:00
- Outtakes: 1:22:47
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