Etymology
BALD CHAUVINISTS
 When I think of the word chauvinism, I immediately associate it with sexism, although it can also refer to biased support for any group. Historically, it was linked to…
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EAT-BAG
 The term knapsack (sometimes spelled knapsacke in its early days) was first documented in a 1603 history of the…
BIRD WOMAN
 It turns out that Sacagawea's original name was not actually Sacagawea. It was a Shoshoni interpretation of the name…
SEEING CLEARLY
 The term clairvoyant was initially used in a 1672 play by the 2nd Duke of Buckingham, where it was…
DUFFLA BAG
 When the term duffel was first documented in 1649 records from the colony of Connecticut, it was spelled duffle…
BELGIAN SPA
 While delving into the origins of the term spa, I stumbled upon various sources suggesting that it stems from…
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I have previously touched on the topic of generic trademarks on this site, discussing examples such as the dumpster, granolas,…
The Grammarphobia Blog: ‘Ever more,’ ‘ever-more,’ ‘evermore’
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SWEET SUASION
 The origins of the words dissuade and persuade reveal interesting insights. The prefix of "dissuade" means "against" while "persuade"…