The meaning and history of first names.

Words and Language in a Humorous Vein Since 1995 The Word Detective on the Web is the online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. The Word Detective is written by Evan Morris and appears in finer newspapers in the U.S., Mexico and Japan. It's here at last! A hardback collection of The Word Detective columns. Here's a delightful ...

If you know (or have a theory about) the origin of any of the following phrases, please e-mail me! I'll more than likely add it to the page. YE OLDE ENGLISH SAYINGS AMERISPEAK My heartfelt thanks to YAHOO for making this page one of their Picks of the Week (May 12, 1997) and thanks to all of you who have sent me your comments and contributions! This page last updated on November 7, 2001 Between ...

English vocabulary from Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes, dictionary searches and some quizzes to assist online learners of all ages ...

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The Roots of English: Roots of English: an Etymological Dictionary by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University. AbleMedia Gold Chalice winning freeware from CTCWeb.

Daily explanation about new words, word origins, slang expressions, etc. from Jesse Sheidlower, a senior editor in Random House's Reference Division. Send in your etymology questions or browse the word archive.

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Fun with word origins from the author of Ladyfingers & Nun's Tummies: A Lighthearted Look At How Foods Got Their Names.

What follows is list of some curious word origins. Some of these are English, but some are French and German words from which we get some English words. Enjoy, and please let me know if you know of any other cool etymologies that I ought to add to the list! Also, I run a mailing list called RT where I send out some new, interesting etymologies that I discover every month (and other, ...

English vocabulary groups of roots, prefixes, and suffixes derived from Latin Greek cross references in thematic groups and vocabulary illustrations ...

Contents: Introduction A - E F - N O - Z LING 215 Web Page Linguistics Department Rice University Links: Word Play Word A Day Word Detective World Wide Words Introduction The following neologisms and novel uses of words in English were collected by members of the class Linguistics/English 215, Words in English: Structure, History and Use, taught by Suzanne Kemmer at Rice University. Over the ...

Nautical Expressions in the Vernacular by Gibbons Burke Myriad expressions in everyday English have nautical origins. Author Patrick O'Brian has an interesting way of using these expressions in a way that allows the reader to make the connection between a familiar phrase in everyday language with its marine heritage. This web page lists expressions and definitions mentioned by listswains, ...

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Understanding the meaning of various words as well as their derivations are featured here by The Writer's Place.

The Wordplay Website: ETYMOLOGY, Anagrams, Palindromes, Tongue Twisters, Word Puzzles, Spoonerisms, Oxymora(Oxymorons), Malapropisms, Pangrams, Mnemonics, Acronyms, Cockney Rhyming Slang.

E T Y M O L O G Y (What's in a word ) As I've studied other languages first Portuguese and then French, I've become more and more appreciative of the uniqueness of words. Sometimes the sense of words becomes part of discussion, thus some of the popular stories regarding word origins have come to me by word of mouth. As I've tried to check the stories on some words, I have found out that there ...

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