Words Unravelled

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What did 'dragon' originally mean?
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Why do we say 'bury the hatchet'?
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Vulgar language and criminal slang
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Is English really a Germanic language?
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The strangest quirks of the English language
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Which was the original 'football'? | SPORTS WORDS
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Where do first names come from?
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Are pets called 'pets' because we pet them?
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What did North, South, East & West originally mean?
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100 Quick-fire Word Facts
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Who was the first to 'spill the beans'? | SAYINGS EXPLAINED
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Why are we saying 'Caesar' wrong? | TITLES & POWER
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What does 'dinosaur' literally mean? | DINOSAURS
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What is the 'Eng' in 'England'? | COUNTRY NAME ORIGINS
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Why do news anchors all sound the same? | NEWS WORDS
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How could one man write a dictionary? | SAMUEL JOHNSON
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Why is it called a 'cockpit'? | AVIATION WORDS
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How did currencies get their names? | MONEY WORD ORIGINS
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Does English use the wrong word for clouds? | WEATHER WORDS
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Exposing grammar myths and mistakes with Grammar Girl
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190K views • 5 months ago
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Why is English full of French words?
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Precisely how long is a 'moment'? | TIME WORDS
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What was the original "blockbuster"? | MOVIE WORDS
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Why is there a cat in "caterpillar"? | BUG WORDS
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Why is the Pope "the daddy"?
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Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS
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Why is there an N in "passenger"?
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Why do we say "as mad as a hatter"? | IDIOM ORIGINS
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Is it a restroom or a loo?
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Did Shakespeare write all his plays?
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