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etymology
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Bastardisation of English from prydwen 896 days old
Harping back to an early post 'Balderdash and Piffle' today I find a spate of new words entering the common vernacular such as Muffin top, McMansion, ...
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Etymology - Word of the day from prydwen 1259 days old
Todays word according to the Times newspaper is 'Gay'. Apparently the BBC Board of Governors have changed the Etymology of the word 'Gay' to now mean ...
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Balderdash and Piffle from prydwen 1413 days old
Interested tonight to watch the BBC2 Program 'Bolderdash and Piffle' about word etymology. One item which amused me was the word 'Polari' a hidden language ...
