Bulldogz TeamJan 5, 20223 minInteresting Etymologies 36 : Acronyms"Hello again Word Lovers!" and in this instalment we are going to look at words formed from initial letters, known as acronyms. These are...
Bulldogz TeamDec 29, 20214 minInteresting Etymologies 35 : Ebonics"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this week we are taking a slight diversion as we look at words developed within English but influenced by...
Bulldogz TeamDec 14, 20214 minInteresting Etymologies 34 : Chinese"Hello again Word Lovers!" - Long time no see", that is a calque, a phrase that is translated directly from another language. Calque...
Bulldogz TeamDec 2, 20214 minInteresting Etymologies 32 : Disease"Hello again Word Lovers!" I hope you are well, as in this episode we are going to explore words surrounding being unwell, words for...
Bulldogz TeamNov 23, 20214 minInteresting Etymologies 31 : Turkic"Hello again Word Lovers!" That is not a mistake, we do mean Turkic and not Turkish! Turkic is a language group, Turkish being the most...
Bulldogz TeamNov 19, 20214 minInteresting Etymologies 30: World War Two"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we move on to the second World War and the words coined in that conflict between the Allies and the Axis...
Bulldogz TeamNov 10, 20214 minInteresting Etymologies 29: World War One"Hello again Word Lovers!" This episode is going to explore some words that come to us from World War One, The Great War Perhaps a good...
Bulldogz TeamNov 4, 20215 minInteresting Etymologies 28: Fiction"Hello again Word Lovers!" and in this episode we are going to explore some words that were simply invented by writers that have gone on...
Bulldogz TeamOct 28, 20215 minInteresting Etymologies 27: Cockney Rhyming Slang!"Hello again Word Lovers!" in this instalment we will hone in on a peculiar part of English, Cockney Rhyming Slang. Slang: The word...