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Literal Translation of Every Country Name In the World

  • March 19, 2018
Heavy Metal Rock Term

How the Term ‘Heavy Metal’ Came to Quite Accurately Describe a Particular Genre of Rock Music

  • October 15, 2018

The Etymological Origins of Two-Part Words That Have One Part More Obscure That the Other

  • March 22, 2017
Words Hidden in Words

How Smaller Words Came to Be Embedded Inside of Larger Words in the English Language

  • September 1, 2017

The Fascinating Origins of the Word ‘Boycott’

  • December 13, 2016

The Comma Queen Debates Whether ‘None’ is Singular or Plural While Relaxing on a Sandy Beach

  • July 21, 2016

The Origins of Everyday Expressions Explained

  • April 5, 2016

The Origins of Certain English Words That Only Exist in Their Negative Forms

  • June 15, 2016
The Hip-Hop Flow Chart

‘The Hip-Hop Flow Chart’ by Pop Chart Lab, An Art Print Ranking Rappers by the Size of Their Vocabulary

  • July 30, 2014
Atlas of True Names

Atlas of True Names, Maps That Replace Location Names With Their Original Meanings

  • June 26, 2013
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