Word-Origin Wednesday

The Grammar Geek

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Word-Origin Wednesday is the weekly podcast that walks you through a word origin in five minutes or less.

10/30/2019

Ghost and Ghoul (Word-Origin Wednesday)

"Ghost" is a pretty old word. "Ghoul," as an English word, not so much.

5 min
10/23/2019

October (Word-Origin Wednesday)

The names of "October" and a few other months make a lot more sense if we look at Latin and the Roman calendar.

3 min
10/16/2019

Sympathy (Word-Origin Wednesday)

The everyday meaning of "sympathy" has shifted over the years, but it's always had some connection to its Latin and Greek roots.

4 min
10/09/2019

Hysterical (Word-Origin Wednesday)

Before it entered everyday English, "hysterical" was medical Latin.

5 min
10/02/2019

Autumn and Fall (Word-Origin Wednesday)

Do you say "autumn" or "fall" to describe the season between summer and winter? Get the lowdown on the history of both words.

4 min
09/25/2019

Dead Duck (Word-Origin Wednesday)

"Dead" and "duck" go way back, but the term "dead duck" is only a couple of centuries old.

4 min
09/18/2019

Landlubber (Word-Origin Wednesday)

The often miswritten and mispronounced "landlubber" goes back a few centuries.

3 min
09/11/2019

Nice (Word-Origin Wednesday)

"Nice" has had at least a dozen definitions over the last few centuries.

4 min

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Word-Origin Wednesday is the weekly podcast that walks you through a word origin in five minutes or less.

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The Grammar Geek
Years Active

2017 - 2019
Episodes

47
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