Hobbies & Passions
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A History: Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year
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The Oldest Words In The English Language
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The Scoop Behind These Weird Words for Gossip
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Ancient Arabic Words You Don’t Know You’re Using
X# Arabic/English words for items you probably use every day
Slideshow of the following words, with brief descriptions of Arabic-language connections;
Alcohol
Candy
Check
Coffee
Cotton
Mascara
Mattress
Mummy
Soda
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Cooking Terms Every 20-Something Should Know
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Turkey: A Bird or a Nation?
The republic of Turkey (look north of Egypt, east of Greece) isn’t exactly a breeding ground for the bird that Americans associate with Thanksgiving. In fact, the turkey is native to North America . . . so, why do they share the same name? Let’s get the word facts The word turkey has been used to refer to “land occupied by the Turks” since the …
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Food Idioms To Help You Digest This Holiday Season
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The New Romance Language?
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The 12 Weirdest Cocktail Names
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What Do “Numpire” and “Ewt” Have in Common?
These funny-looking words may not be recognizable, but they were the ancestors of our modern-day umpire and newt. So, how did they evolve into their current forms? Because of the pesky letter n, the indefinite article a/an, and the fact that a bunch of English-speakers hundreds of years ago had hearing problems. The bouncing n and rebracketing Words like numpire and ewt underwent a process we’re playfully calling the …
