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folk etymology

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1. etymology

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Folk Etymologies - The New Inquiry
Bridegrooms, Bonfires, and Woodchucks: Folk Etymologies in English - ThoughtCo
BTS named their new album Arirang. What is so striking about their choice? - The Guardian
20 Fall Harvest Words and Their Origins - Mental Floss
The Journey of the Word “Artichoke” Shows Folk Etymology at Its Most Creative - Tikvah Ideas
Word of the Week: Duffer. Everyone should know a bit of golf terminology - The Berkshire Eagle
Some well-known etymologies are too good to be true - The Economist
In a Word: A Crayfish Is Not a Fish - The Saturday Evening Post
‘Woolgathering’ and other not-so-idle pursuits - The Christian Science Monitor
Word Origins the Internet Got Completely Wrong - Snopes
Etymology gleanings for July 2018 - OUPblog
Are You an Etymologist? - National Review
5 More Russian Words With Unexpected Origins - Университет ИТМО
The case for basket cases and other offenses - Claremont COURIER
Kitty-cornered, catercornered, and four dots on a die - Columbia Journalism Review
What it means to 'root' for the home team - The Christian Science Monitor
The Oxford Etymologist waxes emotional: a few rambling remarks on fear - OUPblog
In a Word: A Sweet and Cynical Honeymoon - The Saturday Evening Post
Wrenching an etymology out of a monkey - OUPblog
The people of the mist - OUPblog
Front page news: the Oxford Etymologist harrows an international brothel - OUPblog
The Bug in the Computer Bug Story - JSTOR Daily
7 Words in English You Didn’t Know Came From Polish - Culture.pl
‘Kangaroo court’ has a peculiarly American past - The Christian Science Monitor
REVIEW: German Folk Horror Hagazussa - crookedmarquee.com
Geographer explains origins of Outer Banks place names - Coastal Review
The psalm says ‘apple,’ but it was ‘pupil’ of the eye - The Christian Science Monitor
How the state of Oregon got its name - KGW
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Medical light sabres - BMJ Blogs
There’s nothing rude about the word ‘titbit’ - The Spectator
The quintessential American condiment? Ketchup wasn’t even born in the US - South China Morning Post
Why Do We Say “Pleased as Punch”? - The Kitchn
This Oklahoma Town Is Older Than the State Itself - WorldAtlas
16 Buggy Ways to Say Mosquito - Mental Floss
Where Did the Phrase “Dressed to the Nines” Come From? - Mental Floss
It’s the grand slam of words: Versus or versing? - SMH.com.au
Mystery Solved: The Etymology of Dude - Slate Magazine
STACKED | Detailing The Deliciously Different Leberkäse Sandwich At 'Bestie' In Chinatown - Scout Magazine
What it means to be ‘Flip’ - Inquirer.net
SAY WHA? - The Washington Post
Happy name day to all Gregory, Gregorios, Gregori and Margaritas - Parikiaki
The H wars: Aitch or haitch? - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
'Agita' Spells No Relief in Any Language - The New York Times
Senate okays domestic violence bill amid opposition outcry - Dawn
Decent folk pray for storms to cancel Edinburgh's Hogmanay hogwash - The Herald
Place name of the week: Troon - An Truthail - The Scotsman
Kerala Renamed Keralam - Tathya
English in Senior High - Philstar.com
Admiral Nelson's Defiance Inspired the Saying “To Turn a Blind Eye” - Ancient Origins
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'folk etymology'
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Misspellings - Typos
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Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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