Etymology at the snack table

I overheard the word ‘denigrate’ (syn: disparage, slander, ‘blacken’) while having an afternoon snack with the wife and kid, and before I knew it I wa

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Language Immersion (sort of) through Google

Holy wow! This is the coolest thing I’ve seen all week, and I’ve seen all kinds of cool stuff. I’m using this RIGHT NOW. (If you’re not using Google C

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What editing looks like

At least this is what it looked like when I worked a certain Greek textbook a few years ago. This may just be my experience, but this is the kind of n

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