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What does your name mean?
Rob and Jess are exploring the origins of first names. 👩 Are all MARYS actually MIRIAMS? 🕵️♀️ How can JAMES, IAGO and JACOB be the same? 💡 What do ROBERT and JESSICA mean? These questions answered – and many more … Continue reading
Language Expert Answers Word Origin Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
University of Cambridge Research Fellow Dr. Stephen Turton joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the logic (and many quirks) of the English language. Why are so many English words not pronounced the way they’re spelled? Why is … Continue reading
What did North, South, East & West originally mean?
[…] From mountain high to valley low, Rob Watts and Jess Zafarris are exploring the origins of geography words. 🐻❄️ Why are the poles called ‘poles’? 🗻 What is the difference between a hill and a mountain? 🧭 What do … Continue reading
How Language Shapes Thought | Lera Boroditsky
Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? For example, how do we think about time? The word “time” is the most frequent noun in the English language. Time is ubiquitous yet ephemeral. It forms the very fabric … Continue reading
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