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Word History

Words of the Year: 1066

Why is pig meat called 'pork' and cow meat called 'beef?' Because English took on a big serving of French words following the Norman Conquest.


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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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There, there. We'll sort it out.