A recent episode of the Mental Floss series List Show focuses on words created by authors that are still used today. Host John Green gives the origins of “nerd,” “swagger,” “tintinnabulation,” and more–including many that were created by Shakespeare.
A Series of Words Invented by Authors, Including Many by Shakespeare
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