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  • Down the Rabbit Hole
    2024/11/27

    Do you know the difference between a rabbit and a hare? And what then is a bunny? Follow John through the etymological warrens of these several words.



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    23 分
  • Giving You the Business
    2024/10/15

    It may seem apparent how we got from busyness to business, but the origins of the word “busy” itself are shrouded in mystery. John explains.



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    25 分
  • When Is Code-Switching Inappropriate?
    2024/09/09

    As a daily listener to WNYC Public Radio in New York City, John has noticed that a certain announcer frequently mispronounces words on air. He has thoughts.



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    27 分
  • The World's Largest Family
    2024/08/01

    Working backwards from existing languages, linguists have had great success reconstructing Proto-Indo-European. Does that mean we can do the same for all language families? John explains.



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    19 分
  • English Is Practically Naked
    2024/07/12

    A cyclone came through and blew off most of English’s clothes, says John, in Part II of his discussion of Indo-European.



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    22 分
  • Family Ties
    2024/06/10

    There are at least five defining features among hundreds of related languages from English to Hindi to Russian. And what does any of that have to do with the Hittites? John explains.



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    27 分
  • Going Deep
    2024/04/30

    The simple verb to go quickly gets complex in just about any language and English is no exception. John explains.



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    33 分
  • Come Under Scrutiny
    2024/03/18

    What does the bat in “acrobat” have to do with the word come? John explains.



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    26 分