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Interesting 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 Team
Dec 2, 20214 min read
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Interesting 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 Team
Nov 23, 20214 min read
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The three ring circus comes to town
A scintillating display sees the Exiles overcome a stern test to move to third Británicos (2) 6 Bates x4, Gilman, Shaw El Metodo (2) 3...

Bulldogz Team
Nov 23, 20217 min read
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Interesting 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 Team
Nov 19, 20214 min read
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A bigger boy did it and ran away!
The Exiles and the"Big" Cats provided a feast of football in an entertaining display Británicos (1) 4 Lepore, Bates, Shaw, Atrian Leones...

Bulldogz Team
Nov 18, 20215 min read
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Are you not entertained?
An extraordinary curtain raiser for the Exiles upon long awaited return of competitive football Union Decadentes (2) 5 Británicos (2) 4...

Bulldogz Team
Nov 11, 20214 min read
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Interesting 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 Team
Nov 10, 20214 min read
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Interesting 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 Team
Nov 4, 20215 min read
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Masquerade - The theatre of resistance : The Guy Fawkes mask
Just how did the Guy Fawkes mask become an icon of dissidents worldwide over four hundred years after the execution of the insurgent? Guy...

Bulldogz Team
Nov 2, 20215 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: The Hallowe'en Pumpkin
Welcome to ‘Tales from the Other Side’ where we look at folklore, mythology and magic. One of the most recognised symbols of Hallowe’en...

Claire Alcock
Oct 28, 20215 min read
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Interesting 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...

Bulldogz Team
Oct 28, 20215 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: Origins of Hallowe'en
Welcome to ‘Tales from the Other Side’ where we look at folklore, mythology and magic. All Hallows Eve, more commonly known as...

Claire Alcock
Oct 26, 20215 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 26: Reappropriation
"Hello again Word Lovers!" after diving into some insults (see IE23) we can explore some words and phrases that started as insults but...

Bulldogz Team
Oct 20, 20213 min read
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The Iconography of Britain #2 : The Red London Bus
The Red double decker bus is so synonymous with the image of London that it has become a global symbol of London and Britain. It is...

Merrick Wells
Oct 17, 202114 min read
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: Masterpiece of Love, Politics, Philosophy, and Female Perspective
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy is considered one of the world's greatest novels. Themes of love, politics, philosophy, and the female perspective

Anna
Oct 15, 20212 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 25: Nadsat
"Hello again Word Lovers!" It is time to return to Russian today, but this will be an investigation of a peculiar type of Russian, an...

Bulldogz Team
Oct 6, 20213 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 24: Yiddish
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we look at words we use in English that come from Yiddish. This episode is available on Youtube or as an...

Bulldogz Team
Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Lord of the Manor - England's greatest goal scorer
James Peter Greaves MBE (20 February 1940 - 19 September 2021) Jimmy Greaves is widely recognised as the greatest goal scorer that...

Merrick Wells
Sep 19, 202110 min read
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