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Appetite for Deduction
Deduce this with me, if you dare.
Oct 28
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Andrew Smith
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“Switzerland”
I’m a Switzer!
Oct 2
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Andrew Smith
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First Principals
I remember being friends with Jabari, the son of the principal of my elementary school.
Sep 15
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Andrew Smith
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Rome (If You Want To)
Alley and I got a chance to visit Rome in 2017.
Aug 7
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Andrew Smith
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River Rivals
Even from the very beginning, Rome has always had a strong connection with rivers.
Jun 30
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Andrew Smith
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Attribution
Being alive since the 1970s has some advantages.
Jun 14
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Andrew Smith
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Secular
The word secular traces its origin back to Latin, where the word saeculum meant a long period of time, or an epoch, or an age.
Apr 26
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Andrew Smith
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Janus Words
Many of the Roman gods weren’t exact clones of Greek gods, but they were more or less one to one matches.
Apr 1
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Andrew Smith
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Jubilee
The word jubilee traces its origins back to ancient Hebrew.
Feb 13
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Andrew Smith
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It's a Sign
Ancient Romans used the word signum in a similar manner to the way we use sign today, although their use was much more limited.
Jan 31
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Andrew Smith
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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…
Jan 18
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Andrew Smith
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Caesars, Tsars, and Shahs
Cognates are words that share a common origin.
Jan 3
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Andrew Smith
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