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Which came first: the editor or the edit? The answer reveals a fascinating linguistic process called back-formation, where we reverse-engineer…
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Ever wonder why people in isolated places like an Appalachian hollow develop such a unique way of speaking? It's not…
Ever wonder why scientists use a "dead" language to name living things? Scientific Latin is more than just a tradition;…
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Is Chinese a language of "idea-pictures"? Not quite. This common misconception confuses ideograms, which are language-independent symbols for concepts, with…
The suffix '-gate' has become a linguistic shorthand for scandal, but where did it come from? We trace its journey…
Ever notice how Finnish words seem to change their consonants for no reason? This isn't random linguistic magic; it's a…
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