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Category Archives: History of words

January 4, 2012
by wordplei
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The History of English in Ten Minutes (by The Open University)

An amusing and rather sweet 10-minute long video on the history of the English language from The Open University, showing the origin of several phrases and words. Enjoy and feel free to ask questions if any of the references are … Continue reading →

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