108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

Update: 2024-11-16
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We're joined for the first time by Douglas Harper, proprietor of the world-renowned Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). He's here to help us with our Mailbag questions, and even test us in a game of Related or Not.

In our Mailbag this time:

  • What's the difference between DEPENDENCE and DEPENDENCY?
  • Why is TONGUE spelled that way?
  • What does it mean if reciting a tongue twister in your mind is just as hard as saying it out loud?
  • Why is STYGIAN the adjective form of the River Styx?
  • Why are WHY and BECAUSE the same in some languages?

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108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård