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For anyone who finds words and etymology fascinating, I highly recommend John McWhorter's podcast, Lexicon Valley.
by andrewzah 5y ago
For anyone who finds words and etymology fascinating, I highly recommend John McWhorter's podcast, Lexicon Valley.
- dredmorbius 5y agoWhilst we're taking and making suggestions, the Online Etymological Dictionary, a true gem of the Internet: https://www.etymonline.com/ https://www.etymonline.com/ (Donations welcomed and encouraged. No affiliation, just a very satisfied user.)
- FabHK 5y agoSearchable from DuckDuckGo with the !ety bang.
- dredmorbius 5y agoAmong my most-used. (Along with !w and !hn)
- xixixao 5y agoI loved History of English, but beware it is not brief.
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- nescioquid 5y agoI've really enjoyed the odd essay/opinion piece and Teaching Company lecture series by McWhorter. I've heard people rave about the podcast, so I gave it a go. I felt badly for the fellow, however, after listening to about half an episode of the podcast. It seemed worse than AM talk radio in terms of commercials, which left me with the impression that the guy really needed the money. That was some time ago, though. I just scanned a recent episode and it looks like there are only four commercial breaks in 40 minutes which is not quite as excessive as I recollected. If that's not something that bothers you, give it a listen.
- andrewzah 5y agoTo be honest I haven't really noticed that much, as I just scrub through all commercials with my players.