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Common English Words That Come Directly From the French Language

February 2, 2016

The Colorful History of the Bold But Often Misunderstood Umlaut

February 12, 2016

Why the Words for the Sounds Animals Make Vary From Language to Language

January 8, 2016

Why the Word ‘Merry’ Is Used For Christmas in the U.S. When Other Holidays Use the Descriptor ‘Happy’

December 17, 2015

A Fascinating Explanation Why Germany Has So Many Different Names in Different Languages

November 24, 2015

An Exploration of the Real Origin of the Word ‘OK’

July 7, 2015

A Verbal and Visual Exploration of the Different Theories Regarding the Origin of Human Language

September 28, 2015

An Illustrated Evolution of the Word ‘Dude’

June 17, 2015

How the Words ‘Terrific’ and ‘Terrible’ Came to Mean Two Very Different Things

July 17, 2015