Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

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  • New Words of 2012 (#70)
    Fusband, Earworms, Copernicium, Man cave, Bucket list, tweeps, redic
    http://artofmanliness.com/2010/07/27/famous-man-caves/
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/newwords12.htm
    http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/press-releases/23-august-2012/
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    16 min
  • Contronyms (#69)
    5 words that have opposite meaning.. The traditional meaning and the slang meaning..These words area called called contronyms, self-antonyms, autoantonyms, antagonyms, or "Janus words" (from the Roman god who looked in two directions at once).
    Bad, wicked, hot,  sick,  bitchin.
    10 min
  • Feet Idioms (#68)
    Six feet under,  Get cold feet,  Be dead on your feet,  Get your feet wet
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    11 min
  • TV Idioms (#66)
    Rule of Thumb, Barbecue or barbeque  ( BBQ, bar-B-Q and barbie Australia)), Fat Cat, Chill Pill
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    12 min
  • Olympic Sports (#64)
    Badminton ( From Badminton House in England) ; Equestrian 马术 1650s, formed in English from L. equester (gen. equestris) "of a horseman," from eques "horseman, knight," from equus "horse" (see equine). As a noun, "one who rides on horseback," from 1791; Fencing 击剑 mid-15c., "defending, act of protecting;";
    Archery 射箭   c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. archerye, O.Fr. archerie, from archier "archer" (see archer).
    archer (n.)  late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. archer, O.Fr. archier "archer, bowmaker," from L. arcarius, from arcus "bow"
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    8 min
  • KISS (#63)
    KISS Keep it Simple Stupid...  It's an acronym.
    read about KISS principle
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle
    10 min
  • Idioms Around the House (#61)
    Drive someone up the wall;  Off the wall;  On the house;    Under the table;  Drink you under the table
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    13 min

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有意思的英语单词起源 We focus on the origin of interesting words, idioms, and slang, science and technology...bilingual (Chinese and English) by Lewis Sandler, former lawyer and professor in Beijing, China…