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May 2, 2012

Word Origins in Famous Texts Revealed

Mark Wilson, Fast Company


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If you speak English, you’re a verbal mutt. At any given time, you’re not just speaking English, but Latin, French (Old French and Anglo-French), Greek, and even Old Norse--all on top of Old English, Middle English and, of course, American English.

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