What do the words companion and mate have in common with food? What is a Calque? Listen to this episode to find out!
Sources:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/history-of-word-companion (https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/history-of-word-companion)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/companion#:~:text=companion%20(plural%20companions),accompany%20or%20travel%20with%20another (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/companion#:~:text=companion%20(plural%20companions),accompany%20or%20travel%20with%20another).
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate)
https://www.smh.com.au/national/mate-what-s-the-history-of-our-most-treasured-salutation-20210513-p57rhk.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/mate-what-s-the-history-of-our-most-treasured-salutation-20210513-p57rhk.html)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comrade (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comrade)
13 Aug 2023
Explode
What do ancient theatre goers of Rome and the word explode have in common? Listen to the episode to find out!
Sources:
https://mashedradish.com/2017/03/28/the-dramatic-roots-of-explode/ (https://mashedradish.com/2017/03/28/the-dramatic-roots-of-explode/)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explode (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explode)
30 Oct 2022
Janus words
What are words which contradict themselves called? Fast means to go fast, but, to stand fast means to not move at all. Listen to this episode to understand such words!
Sources:
https://medium.com/@jackashepherd/these-extremely-cool-words-mean-the-opposite-of-themselves-8e4f5fd63cd3 (https://medium.com/@jackashepherd/these-extremely-cool-words-mean-the-opposite-of-themselves-8e4f5fd63cd3)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-own-opposites#:~:text=A%20'Janus%20word'%20is%20a,antagonyms%2C%20or%20auto%2Dantonyms (https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-own-opposites#:~:text=A%20).
https://blog.maltalingua.com/what-are-janus-words/ (https://blog.maltalingua.com/what-are-janus-words/)
https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/09/08/some-words-have-two-opposite-meanings-why (https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/09/08/some-words-have-two-opposite-meanings-why)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus#:~:text=In%20ancient%20Roman%20religion%20and,named%20for%20Janus%20(Ianuarius) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus#:~:text=In%20ancient%20Roman%20religion%20and,named%20for%20Janus%20(Ianuarius)).
https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/ (https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym#:~:text=An%20auto%2Dantonym%20or%20autantonym,or%20%22to%20bind%20together%22 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym#:~:text=An%20auto%2Dantonym%20or%20autantonym,or%20%22to%20bind%20together%22).
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