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World Wide Words

Dave Wilton, Friday, January 05, 2007

Michael Quinion’s language pages. Updated weekly, this site tends toward Briticisms and a perspective from across the pond.

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Do you think that Ring Around The Rosie makes reference to the Black Death? Or that the whole nine yards refers to WWII machinegun ammo belts? Or that Eskimos have 500 words for snow? If so, you need the Word Myths book. Find out more.

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