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Bare or Bear, or, the Story of Berserk
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word "Berserk".SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bare or Bear, or, the Story of Berserk", url:...
 
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American Nicknames Part 1: Softies and Buckeye
Anatoly looks at the word "Buckeye".SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "American Nicknames Part 1: Softies and Buckeye", url:...
 
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William John Thoms, The Man Who Invented The Word Folklore
Anatoly celebrates a word pioneer.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "William John Thoms, The Man Who Invented The Word Folklore",...
42 days ago OUPblog | Topics: A-Featured, Lexicography, Oxford..., thoms
 
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Lite Beer and Donuts, or, Does Spelling Reform Have a Chance?
Anatoly finds the appropriate sustenance for spelling reformers.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lite Beer and Donuts, or, Does...
 
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Germanic Hermaphrodites
Anatoly looks at how language translates a word. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Germanic Hermaphrodites", url:...