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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds by Jess Zafarris
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds by Jess Zafarris
Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if 60% of our words are Latin-derived?. Did Shakespeare really invent 1,700 words, and if not, why the heck do we say that he did?.
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