etymology
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Interesting Etymologies – Let’s Spruce It up!
Question: What do spruce trees and clean rooms have to do with each other? Answer: Etymology The other day I was reading the story of David Copperfield by Dickens. I have been reading quite a bit of his work recently due to my self confined state of illness and Continue reading
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Poverty and Bias
I wasn’t really sure what to title this post because it is a topic that can be hard to sum up in a few words. This is something I have wanted to write about for some time, however, and feel that this is probably an appropriate time considering how language is being used today. When I Continue reading
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Grammar Police: Than vs. Then
Just as a preface, I love writing about this stuff. So if it seems like it’s one long tangent, it is. English spelling is full of little surprises in etymology that tend to become rabbit holes for me jump into. However, this time it was simply a hunch that brought me to the history and Continue reading
The Life Argotic 