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Words of the Year: 1066

Or, Why Pig Meat is Called 'Pork' and Cow Meat is Called 'Beef'

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Helium: This Word Brought to You by a Solar Eclipse

And by the Sun, with some help from Greek.

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Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?

Which word entered the English language first?

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'Svengali' Bannon leaving White House

'A person who manipulates'

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Vocabulary Thrives in Darkness

Words for the goth in all of us

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