Gearhead Etymology: What Does Elizabeth I Have To Do With Drag Racing? - Car Domain (blog)
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Gearhead Etymology: What Does Elizabeth I Have To Do With Drag Racing?Car Domain (blog)The origins of many automotive terms often seem lost in the shrouds of history. For example, nobody yet knows for sure when and where the term …
Time to Start Using New Examples for Nanotechnology Applications - IEEE Spectrum (blog)
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Time to Start Using New Examples for Nanotechnology ApplicationsIEEE Spectrum (blog)At some point in most discussions of nanotechnology and its impact, we get definitions (with or without Greek etymology), it's current and projected market …Manufacturing Digital Focuses on the Nanoscale and Discovers a Sea Change in …I-Newswire.com (press release)all 2 news articles »
Atheists gather for a holiday they can believe in: Independence Day - Washington Post
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Atheists gather for a holiday they can believe in: Independence DayWashington PostThe trouble with most major holidays in the United States, if you're an atheist, is that it's difficult to ignore the "holy day" etymology, what with …and more »
Louie: Is Louis CK The Anti-Seinfeld? I Think So, Yes! - TV.com
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New York Daily NewsLouie: Is Louis CK The Anti-Seinfeld? I Think So, Yes!TV.com… one of the four eps sent out for review opens with what might be a standard teaser if it weren't based on the etymology of the word **** Not only that, …'Louie': A funny, funny man, all alone in the big cityLos Angeles Times (blog)Louis CK's Extraordinary Ten Minutes of Gay TVAfterElton.comall 105 news articles »
Siobhan Magnus reveals the etymology of her first name - Beatweek Magazine
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Beatweek MagazineSiobhan Magnus reveals the etymology of her first nameBeatweek MagazineIn addition to being one of the more unusual performers in American Idol history, Siobhan Magnus also sports one of the most unusual names. …
Folk etymology comes to the suburbs - Christian Science Monitor
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Folk etymology comes to the suburbsChristian Science Monitor, MA - Feb 14, 2008This is an example of folk etymology: a word altered to match a wrongheaded idea of its origin. Cutlet is another example. Obviously, it comes from cutting …
Internet etymology - The Daily Evergreen
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Internet etymologyThe Daily Evergreen, WA - Feb 12, 2008The other day, I ran into someone who had read my column. At one point, she said that she really doesn't "internet all that much" and immediately apologized …
What We Have Is A Republic, Not A Democracy - Gather.com
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What We Have Is A Republic, Not A DemocracyGather.com, MA - Feb 15, 2008REPUBLIC Main Entry: re·pub·lic Pronunciation: \ri-p-blik\ Function: noun Etymology: French république, from Middle French republique, from Latin respublica …
St. Valentine, I Presume - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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St. Valentine, I PresumeBrooklyn Daily Eagle, NY - Feb 14, 2008Let’s look at a little history (and etymology) in the pages of The Brooklyn Eagle morgue. After all, we Brooklynites are romantic at heart, …
Word meaning as a window into thought - ScienceBlog.com
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Word meaning as a window into thoughtScienceBlog.com, CA - Feb 13, 2008Many essays — and sometimes large sections of books — make a big deal of etymology. That is, the origin of a word is supposed to tell us something about …
Linguistic legends and lore - Queen’s Journal
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Queen's JournalLinguistic legends and loreQueen’s Journal, Canada - Feb 1, 2008One of the foremost duties of a word nerd is to study etymology—the history and development of language—to find and share the fascinating stories behind the …
I don't like your boyfriend - Sydney Morning Herald
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I don't like your boyfriendSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 23 hours agoPop-savvy readers will know the etymology, but for everyone else, let me explain. Spencer Pratt (a great piece of Dickensian naming) is a character from …
Darwin's enduring legacy - Nature.com (subscription)
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Nature.com (subscription)Darwin's enduring legacyNature.com (subscription), UK - 23 hours agoTo understand why, we must consider the etymology of the word 'gradual', which comes from the Latin gradus, meaning 'step'. The geological change was …
On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related termsSeattle Post Intelligencer - Jan 22, 2008But "etymology is not an exact science" he said, and a word's history often is murkier. Of course, he knew the OED selected a food word — "locavore," …
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Search BostonHerald.com for Past 7 days ArchivesBoston Herald, United States - Jan 20, 2008RP: The etymology of the word Genocea stems from the concept of being able to screen an “ocean” of genes. Genocea’s founding scientist, Darren Higgins, …
VV: Garg`s Thesaurus - Business Standard
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VV: Garg`s ThesaurusBusiness Standard, India - Jan 18, 2008The etymology of words can be equally fascinating as the context they are used in. English is the lingua franca of the world today for one simple reason: It …
HANGOUTS: The Rathskellar - MLive.com
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HANGOUTS: The RathskellarMLive.com, MI - Jan 17, 2008Etymology: German ratskeller, restaurant in the city hall basement." Well, our Rathskellar definitely fits the definition: it's down a flight of stairs from …
Spelling bee champ: 'This was a tough competition' - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Spelling bee champ: 'This was a tough competition'Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Jan 26, 2008He provided no definitions, no etymology and no sentences using the word. JJ Stewart, a fourth-grader from Mason Elementary, won and advanced to the oral. …
College fest in Hyderabad - Times of India
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College fest in HyderabadTimes of India, India - 23 hours ago"From the etymology of quizzing to the quizzing of etymologies, we have something for every inquizistive mind," he quips. The show stealer this time around …
Readers Respond: Lomas de Poleo and Aliviane - Newspaper Tree
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Readers Respond: Lomas de Poleo and AlivianeNewspaper Tree, TX - 29 minutes agoCompassion in its Latin etymology means “to suffer with” and in its Greek etymology it evokes a more visceral gut reaction to others’ circumstances. …
