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MARSHAL MARSHALL
 Recently, I found myself pondering why the United States armed forces do not have the rank of field marshal,…
STRAIGHT RULER
 The Latin verb regere (which could mean either "to keep straight" or "to rule") has had a significant influence on our…
AHMONDS
I recently learned that almond farmers in northern California pronounce the word almond as ah-mond, with the silent l. There's…
FISH NET
 The term hammock was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus during his first voyage. In his narrative, he mentioned,…
DEsERTED JUNGLE
 When the term jungle was first introduced into the English language in 1776, it initially referred to the swampy…
WORSHIPPING WORDS
Have you ever heard of the word epeolatry? It refers to "the worship of words" and was first used by…
DRESSING RULES
 A few days ago, I mentioned how the word dress originated from the Latin word regere, which means "to…
PAYING FOR LARCENY
 The term larceny was adopted in 1475 from the Anglo-Norman word larcen, with the origin of the suffix -y…