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As a daily listener to WNYC Public Radio in New York City, John has noticed that a certain announcer frequently mispronounces words on air. He has thoughts.

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Fire, Die, Rim

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The Thai words for fire, die and rim sound an awful lot like the English words fire , die and rim . Why is that? John explains. To help support Lexicon Valley please consider a paid subscription — visit www.booksmartstudios.com and sign up today!

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Hither and Yon

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Words like thence and thither are all but obsolete in English, but they were actually quite useful! John explains. SUBSCRIBE to LEXICON VALLEY — please go to www.booksmartstudios.com to become a paid member and receive our BONUS segments.

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Down the Rabbit Hole

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The Eastern Cottontail Bunny Rabbit, between hops. Do you know the difference between a rabbit and a hare? And what then is a bunny? Follow John through the etymological warrens of these several words.

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Giving You the Business

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It may seem apparent how we got from busyness to business, but the origins of the word “busy” itself are shrouded in mystery. John explains.

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When Is Code-Switching Inappropriate?

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As a daily listener to WNYC Public Radio in New York City, John has noticed that a certain announcer frequently mispronounces words on air. He has thoughts.

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The World's Largest Family

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Countries with a majority of native speakers of Indo-European languages, countries with IE minority languages with official status and countries with IE minority languages without official status (by Brianski ). Working backwards from existing languages, linguists have had great success reconstructing Proto-Indo-European. Does that mean we can do the same for all language families? John explains.…

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English Is Practically Naked

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A cyclone came through and blew off most of English’s clothes, says John, in Part II of his discussion of Indo-European.

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Family Ties

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The Hittite Sacred Water Temple, in what is now Konya, Turkey, consists of a large pool built on a natural water source and god and goddess figures made in relief technique on rectangular shaped rocks. There are at least five defining features among hundreds of related languages from English to Hindi to Russian. And what does any of that have to do with the Hittites? John explains.…

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Going Deep

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The simple verb to go quickly gets complex in just about any language and English is no exception. John explains.

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Come Under Scrutiny

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The come bet on a craps table. What does the bat in “acrobat” have to do with the word come ? John explains.

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Have Your Own Damn Self a Merry Little Christmas

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A scene from the movie Meet Me in St. Louis , in which Judy Garland sings “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Reflexive pronouns are redundant in a way, sure, but they’re also quite common in many languages. John explains.

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