Word origins are important to me. Last time i went to church i walked out of the service because the pastor made stupid references to the etymology of one of the words selected in the New International Version translation of the Bible. One ought not use the etymology of an English word to determine what some one meant when writing in ancient Greek. But etymology is not just an excuse to storm out of church. Etymology can be fun, but Marina Orlova has found a way to make it sexy.
Before Erin gets too upset with me, i'd like to point out that Ms. Orlova received two degrees in philology from the Nizhny Novgorod State University in 2002, and taught English and world literature to high school students in Moscow, before moving to the United States to pursue further education. And i figure you'd all like to improve your vocabularies and knowledge of the English language. So subscribe to hotforwords or bookmark http://www.hotforwords.com/ and remember intelligence is sexy.
Later
Bob
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