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These questions answered, and many more, in a special episode of Words Unravelled featuring League of the Lexicon founder Joshua Blackburn.
You can find out more about his board game and accompanying book, The Language-Lover's Lexipedia, here: https://www.leagueofthelexicon.com/
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βΎοΈ What is the word "sport" short for?
π Why does American "football" barely involve your feet?
π What do Brits mean when they say something "isn't cricket"?
Expect Victorian public schools, Indigenous ball games, and a few linguistic own goals in another Words Unravelled.
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π© Are all MARYS actually MIRIAMS?
π΅οΈββοΈ How can JAMES, IAGO and JACOB be the same?
π‘ What do ROBERT and JESSICA mean?
These questions answered β and many more β in this nominally fascinating etymological exploration of why we're called what we're called. It's time for Words Unravelled!
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π Where does the word 'dog' come from?
π What does 'cat' literally mean?
πΉ Are guinea pigs even from Guinea?
These questions answered, and many more, in this edition of Words Unravelled dedicated to our beloved pets.
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π»ββοΈ Why are the poles called 'poles'?
π» What is the difference between a hill and a mountain?
π§ What do the points of the compass literally mean?
These questions answered β and many more β in another worldly, wordy and nerdy episode of Words Unravelled.
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π Why does 'going bananas' mean going mad?
βοΈ Who is the Joe in a 'cup of Joe'?
π What did we compare apples to before oranges?
π§ What does it really mean to 'know your onions'?
Answers to these questions and many more as we explore the origins of commons sayings in Words Unravelled.
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ποΈ How did Caesar become a title all over Europe?
π What did 'pharaoh' mean to the ancient Egyptians?
πΒ What is the etymology of the word 'king'?
π³οΈ What is a 'timocracy' or a 'kakistocracy?
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π¦ What does Tyrannosaurus rex really mean?
π¦ Why is Stegosaurus called the βroof lizardβ?
π¦ Are dinosaurs birds or lizards?
𦴠Are dinosaur names Latin or Greek?
These questions answered β and many more β in another monstrous episode of Words Unravelled.
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πΊπΈ Where was the original "America"?
π¬π§ Why is Britain called "Great"?
π¨π¦ What does "Canada" mean?
π©πͺ Why do the Germans call themselves "Dutch"?
These questions answered β and many more β in another worldly wise episode of Words Unravelled.
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πΊ Why do TV news anchors talk in that strange way?
ποΈ Why do newspaper journalists spell lead as "lede"?
π€ Why do journalists use clichΓ©s like "on the rise"?
π What is a "knobbly monster"?
These questions answered β and many more β in another hot-off-the-press episode of Words Unravelled.
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βοΈ Is it an 'airplane' or an 'aeroplane'?
π Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'?
π©οΈ Why is English the language of aviation?
π How did the NATO alphabet come to be?
These questions answered β and many more β in a high-flying epi...
π° Where did the dollar sign come from?
π· What is the British currency a pound of?
π€ Which goddess is all money named after?
These questions answered β and many more β in another financially sound episode of Words Unravelled.
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βοΈ Why don't meteorologists deal with meteors?
βοΈ How are we using the wrong word for 'cloud'?
βοΈ What was the original 'raincheck'?
π€¬ Why does Jess hate the word 'petrichor'?
These questions answered, and many more, in this etymological meteorological episode of Words Unravelled.
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π₯³ Is it wrong to use "fun" as an adjective?
ποΈ Is "drive SLOW" bad grammar? (or just a flat adverb?)
π₯ Why does "tonic and gin" sound weird?
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πWhat proportion of English words are French?
π₯©Why do our meats have French names?
π«π·Which words have we borrowed from French twice?
These questions answered and many, many more in another merveilleux, fabuleux Words Unravelled.
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βοΈ How did "seconds" get their name?
π°οΈ What does "clock" literally mean?
π«π· How did France's decimal calendar work?
These questions answered β and so many more β in this timely episode of Words Unravelled.
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π₯ Why do Brits call movies "films"?
π€·πΌββοΈ Why has Allen Smithee directed so many terrible movies?
π Why is there a "dead cat" on every Hollywood set?
These questions answered, and many more, in this episode crammed with film and television etymology.
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π·οΈ Why do spiders spin "cobwebs"?
π¦ Was a butterfly ever a "flutterby"?
π Which is older, "ladybug" or "ladybird"?
These questions answered, and many more, a critter-crammed episode of Words Unravelled.
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