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By Hook or Crook
I don’t know, it sort of sounded like something having to do with shepherding to me.
Aug 17
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Andrew Smith
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Cunning, Linguistics
The word linguist probably entered the English language some time during the 1500s.
Aug 4
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Andrew Smith
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Getting Carried Away
Sorry, I got carried away. My emotions got in the driver’s seat and the feelings-car just took off. I was a mere passenger.
Aug 1
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Andrew Smith
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Long Odds
Everyone’s got Odyssey fever now, so bear with me for a moment.
Jul 30
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Andrew Smith
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The Great Vowel Shift
Let’s make some vowels.
Jul 23
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Andrew Smith
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None and No One
The word none is almost like a combination of the words no and one, isn’t it?
Jul 21
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Andrew Smith
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There's Truth in Trees
Go back a thousand years in English, and you’ll find the word tree.
Jul 19
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Andrew Smith
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It's Like, "Like"
English is, like, a moving target.
Jul 11
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Andrew Smith
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A Separate Piece
S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E.
Jun 10
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Andrew Smith
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“The President”
I have questions about “The President.”
Jun 1
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Andrew Smith
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Something in the Ways
Something in the way she moves
May 26
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Andrew Smith
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Here's the Thing
Just in case this literal meaning was on your mind, I don’t want to disappoint you.
May 25
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Andrew Smith
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