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Dec 5	Podcast Recommendations: The Word Nerds Jayvee Fernandez December 5, 2006 Know More: Words 2.0, Words I've been a fan of the Word Nerds for the longest time. If you have a keen interest in words and languages as well as how these have an effect on culture, you may want to listen to their podcast... Posted at 5:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Nov29	WORD ORIGIN: BRIBE Jayvee Fernandez November 29, 2006 sourced by JMJF The word BRIBE originated from the old European tradition of sharing food. In the New French, the word BRIBES means bits and pieces, odds and ends, or little pieces of junk. The Old French has a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	WORD ORIGIN: LUNATIC Jayvee Fernandez November 29, 2006 sourced by JMJF Roman mythology gives us the moon goddess LUNA, whose name provides the origin of the word LUNATIC. The ancient Romans believed that the moon goddess created crazy people. Thus the use of her name to describe... Continue Reading Posted at 4:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	WORD ORIGIN: HERMAPHRODITE Jayvee Fernandez November 29, 2006 sourced by JMJF The word HERMAPHRODITE is used to describe a human being with both male and female organs. It is not clear whether, in today’s modern world of surgically enhanced or reduced body parts, artificial organs are included... Continue Reading Posted at 5:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Nov28	EXPRESSION: IN THE DOGHOUSE Jayvee Fernandez November 28, 2006 sourced by JMJF Every husband worth his salt knows what it means to be in the doghouse. These days, when a husband or lover gets on the wrong side of his spouse of girlfriend, he is given the cold... Continue Reading Posted at 3:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	EXPRESSION: CHEW THE FAT Jayvee Fernandez November 28, 2006 sourced by JMJF The expression CHEW THE FAT describes indulgence by one or more people in idle talk or telling tall tales. The expression has its origins in the experience aboard early sailing ships. Because of the problem inherent... Continue Reading Posted at 5:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	RIGHT WORD: CAUSE vs REASON WORD ORIGIN: BOWLING WORD ORIGIN: STEEPLECHASE WORD ORIGIN: MARATHON RIGHT WORD: CALVARY vs CAVALRY RIGHT WORD: PRINCIPLE vs PRINCIPAL WORD ORIGIN: ALBUM WORD ORIGIN: DERIVE WORD ORIGIN: FOLIO RIGHT PHRASE: BEFORE / NO LATER THAN When to "BISECT" and when to "DISSECT" WORD MEANING: BENEDICT RIGHT WORD: BENEFACTOR / BENEFICIARY The Goblin in you Word Origins: Blacklist RIGHT MEANING: IMPECUNIOUS RIGHT WORD: ILLEGAL, ILLICIT, ILLEGITIMATE RIGHT WORD: AVENGE vs REVENGE RIGHT WORD: PERENNIAL vs ANNUAL Word Origin: ALSO RAN Word Origin: Dark Horse Word Origin: Slate To be a "Filibuster" GOOD ENGLISH: ALTOGETHER vs ALL TOGETHER GOOD ENGLISH: ADVICE vs ADVISE GOOD ENGLISH: ADHESION vs ADHERENCE GOOD ENGLISH: ABUSE vs MISUSE WORD ORIGIN: TABLOID WORD ORIGIN: BUMMER WORD ORIGIN: BIGWIG WORD USAGE: FLOTSAM, JETSAM, LAGAN (LIGAN) WORD ORIGIN: KUDOS WORD MEANING: HONEYMOON WORD MEANING: WIFE WORD MEANING: HUSBAND

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Dec 5	Podcast Recommendations: The Word Nerds Jayvee Fernandez December 5, 2006 Know More: Words 2.0, Words I've been a fan of the Word Nerds for the longest time. If you have a keen interest in words and languages as well as how these have an effect on culture, you may want to listen to their podcast... Posted at 5:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Nov29	WORD ORIGIN: BRIBE Jayvee Fernandez November 29, 2006 sourced by JMJF The word BRIBE originated from the old European tradition of sharing food. In the New French, the word BRIBES means bits and pieces, odds and ends, or little pieces of junk. The Old French has a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	WORD ORIGIN: LUNATIC Jayvee Fernandez November 29, 2006 sourced by JMJF Roman mythology gives us the moon goddess LUNA, whose name provides the origin of the word LUNATIC. The ancient Romans believed that the moon goddess created crazy people. Thus the use of her name to describe... Continue Reading Posted at 4:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	WORD ORIGIN: HERMAPHRODITE Jayvee Fernandez November 29, 2006 sourced by JMJF The word HERMAPHRODITE is used to describe a human being with both male and female organs. It is not clear whether, in today’s modern world of surgically enhanced or reduced body parts, artificial organs are included... Continue Reading Posted at 5:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Nov28	EXPRESSION: IN THE DOGHOUSE Jayvee Fernandez November 28, 2006 sourced by JMJF Every husband worth his salt knows what it means to be in the doghouse. These days, when a husband or lover gets on the wrong side of his spouse of girlfriend, he is given the cold... Continue Reading Posted at 3:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	EXPRESSION: CHEW THE FAT Jayvee Fernandez November 28, 2006 sourced by JMJF The expression CHEW THE FAT describes indulgence by one or more people in idle talk or telling tall tales. The expression has its origins in the experience aboard early sailing ships. Because of the problem inherent... Continue Reading Posted at 5:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	RIGHT WORD: CAUSE vs REASON WORD ORIGIN: BOWLING WORD ORIGIN: STEEPLECHASE WORD ORIGIN: MARATHON RIGHT WORD: CALVARY vs CAVALRY RIGHT WORD: PRINCIPLE vs PRINCIPAL WORD ORIGIN: ALBUM WORD ORIGIN: DERIVE WORD ORIGIN: FOLIO RIGHT PHRASE: BEFORE / NO LATER THAN When to "BISECT" and when to "DISSECT" WORD MEANING: BENEDICT RIGHT WORD: BENEFACTOR / BENEFICIARY The Goblin in you Word Origins: Blacklist RIGHT MEANING: IMPECUNIOUS RIGHT WORD: ILLEGAL, ILLICIT, ILLEGITIMATE RIGHT WORD: AVENGE vs REVENGE RIGHT WORD: PERENNIAL vs ANNUAL Word Origin: ALSO RAN Word Origin: Dark Horse Word Origin: Slate To be a "Filibuster" GOOD ENGLISH: ALTOGETHER vs ALL TOGETHER GOOD ENGLISH: ADVICE vs ADVISE GOOD ENGLISH: ADHESION vs ADHERENCE GOOD ENGLISH: ABUSE vs MISUSE WORD ORIGIN: TABLOID WORD ORIGIN: BUMMER WORD ORIGIN: BIGWIG WORD USAGE: FLOTSAM, JETSAM, LAGAN (LIGAN) WORD ORIGIN: KUDOS WORD MEANING: HONEYMOON WORD MEANING: WIFE WORD MEANING: HUSBAND

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