Welcome to episode 2 of Nuggets of Language Nerdiness by The Sounds-Write Podcast! What can we find out about towns and cities based on their suffixes and etymology? Why are some words spelt differently in US-English? And what's the difference between homonyms and polysemous words? Enjoy!

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Latin influence on English
The Origins of English Place Names
Etymology of ‘castle’
Place names stemming from ‘castrum’
More on place names
‘Mutha’
Wolverhampton etymology
Broome etymology
Brisbane etymology
More about Webster’s ideas in his political context
Webster’s changes to spelling
How is polysemy different from homonymy?
More on polysemy
Polysemy Versus Homonymy
More on Polysemy Versus Homonymy
Etymology of ‘dish’
Etymology of ‘bat’
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4