Vermouth, Campari, and the Americano Way: the etymology of the Americano & the Negroni takes us from Visigothic rulers and Latin kings to Italian adventurers and the origin of the American dollar.
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From creation myths to Frankenstein, croissants to cornflakes, through breakfast & dinner & matinées, and finishing with a short history of artificial lighting, we take a look at the etymology of “Create” and the roots of invention.
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Looking at semantic change by examining the word “Evolution”–with some book history thrown in!
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOK6kB9ytIo[/embedyt]
A new “Quick & Quirky Words” video – with words for good conversationalists, tricky words, & babblers!
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zeiQXpX1YM[/embedyt]
Digging beneath the sugarcoating to find the linguistic and cultural origins of the holiday treats in the Christmas stocking.
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The origin of the word ‘etymology’ leads to an explanation of the basics of Proto-Indo-European, Grimm’s Law, and comparative philology.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAelIs0pNUY[/embedyt]
The roots of ‘ambition’ and other political vocabulary show the way language changes with society’s changing values.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU965S2lEMY[/embedyt]
From stilts to skates: the obscure word “Scatch”
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3SXX239n0[/embedyt]
The surprisingly fascinating history of “Linoleum” – and trademarks!
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy5fkezJx7A[/embedyt]
A new Quick & Quirky Word: the origin and early citations of Kenspeckle, Beau, & Bedizened.
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