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Adventures in Etymology – Quagmire

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2024/02/10

In this Adventure in Etymology we’re looking into the origins of the word quagmire. A quagmire [ˈkwɒɡ.maɪər/ˈkwæɡ.maɪr] is: A swampy, soggy area of ground. A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle. To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty. The quag part is an obsolete English word meaning quagmire, marsh or […]

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2:25

Omniglot News (04/02/24)

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2024/02/04

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Nishi (Nyishi / न्यिसि), a Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in northeastern India. Khengkha (ཁེངས་ཁ་), an Eastern Bodish language spoken in southern Bhutan. Jumli (जुम्ली खस), an Eastern Pahari language spoken mainly in Karnali Province in […]

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2:50

Celtic Pathways – Swampy Cauldrons

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2024/02/03

In this episode we discover Celtic roots of the name Paris. Paris is the capital of France and the centre of the Île-de-France or Paris Region. From about 250 BC, the area, particularly the Île de la Cité (see above), an island on the River Seine, was home to the Parisioi, part of the Gaulish […]

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2:49

Omniglot News (28/01/24)

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2024/01/28

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Bahing (बायुङ्), a Western Kiranti language spoken in the west of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. Jirel (ཇི་རེ་ལ་ / जिरेल), a Southern Tibetic language spoken mainly in Bagmati Province in eastern Nepal. Kahua (Anganiwai), a Southeast Solomonic language spoken on […]

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1:37

Adventures in Etymology – Storm

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2024/01/27

In this Adventure in Etymology we’re stirring up the origins of the word storm, as it’s been quite stormful (abounding in storms, stormy) here in the UK recently. A storm [stɔːm/stɔɹm] is: an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning A heavy expulsion or fall of things A […]

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