This week's short is looong, but it's a goodie, we promise! Today we unpack the history of Mah Jong and we settle the heated debate around the pronunciation of Argentina. 
 
Carolyn's Sources:
<ul>
 <li><a href="http://www.biblioteca.jus.gov.ar/Argentina-Constitution.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.biblioteca.jus.gov.ar/Argentina-Constitution.pdf</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.quora.com/Do-people-born-in-Argentina-prefer-to-be-called-Argentinian-or-Argentine" target="_blank">https://www.quora.com/Do-people-born-in-Argentina-prefer-to-be-called-Argentinian-or-Argentine</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Rio-de-la-Plata" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/place/Rio-de-la-Plata</a></li>
</ul>

This week's short is looong, but it's a goodie, we promise! Today we unpack the history of Mah Jong and we settle the heated debate around the pronunciation of Argentina. Carolyn's Sources: http://www.biblioteca.jus.gov.ar/Argentina-Constitution.pdf https://www.quora.com/Do-people-born-in-Argentina-prefer-to-be-called-Argentinian-or-Argentine https://www.britannica.com/place/Rio-de-la-Plata

This week's short is looong, but it's a goodie, we promise! Today we unpack the history of Mah Jong and we settle the heated debate around the pronunciation of Argentina.&nbsp;
 
Carolyn's Sources:
<ul>
 <li><a href="http://www.biblioteca.jus.gov.ar/Argentina-Constitution.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.biblioteca.jus.gov.ar/Argentina-Constitution.pdf</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.quora.com/Do-people-born-in-Argentina-prefer-to-be-called-Argentinian-or-Argentine" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.quora.com/Do-people-born-in-Argentina-prefer-to-be-called-Argentinian-or-Argentine</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Rio-de-la-Plata" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.britannica.com/place/Rio-de-la-Plata</a></li>
</ul>

WITW Short 26 - Silver Lotus

What In The Word Podcast is an etymology podcast hosted by Carolyn Lieberman &amp; Portia Nagano. We explore the quirky, interesting, and surprising origins of words. We also dabble with portmanteaus and slang in our episode shorts.

You can get in contact with us via email at whatinthewordpod@gmail.com and follow our Instagram @WhatInTheWordPod.

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What In The Word Podcast is an etymology podcast hosted by Carolyn Lieberman & Portia Nagano. We explore the quirky, interesting, and surprising origins of words. We also dabble with portmanteaus and slang in our episode shorts. You can get in contact with us via email at whatinthewordpod@gmail.com and follow our Instagram @WhatInTheWordPod.

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