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Wordcestery.com -- Which Words Share a Common Lineage? Jan. 13, 2021

The Word Guy

Is "spray," meaning "an arrangement of flowers," related to "spray," meaning "particles of water"? B... Read More

'Gregarious' and 'Ruminate' Share Beastly Origins Jun. 10, 2020

The Word Guy

Whenever a minister speaks of a congregation as a "flock" — the last time this happened, by th... Read More

Origins Breathe Life Into Words Apr. 17, 2019

The Word Guy

Studying the origins of words can seem like an esoteric enterprise, relegated to nerdy scholars poki... Read More

This Cardinals Fan Says: Go, Cubs, Go Oct. 09, 2016

Steve Chapman

Waterfalls have stopped falling, the sun rose in the south and pigs are taking to the air. The world... Read More