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One Foot in the Phrase
In 1546, John Heywood published a book of English proverbs called A Dialogue Conteinyng the Nomber in Effect of All the Prouerbes in the Englishe…
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Retronyms
Let’s watch Star Trek!
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Superpowers and Superpowers
Powers beyond those of mortal men is a mouthful.
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Too Many Cooks
I learned to cook in phases throughout my life.
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Caesars, Tsars, and Shahs
Cognates are words that share a common origin.
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Primordial
What’s the very first thing that comes to mind when you read or hear the word primordial?
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Jealousy Isn't Envy
Synonyms in the English language are all over the place.
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Tribal Knowledge
The very early Romans divided themselves into three quasi-ethnic subgroups.
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Fossilized in Phrase
Some words we use today seem to be stuck in time.
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Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm is a cool word!
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On the One Hand
Pizza or tacos?
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To Zeus!
The ancient Greeks called their main god Zeus, but when the Romans crafted their own pantheon, they wanted new names for these gods.
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