http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/mildew/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/mildew/comment-page-1/#comment-147023 podictionary weekly » podictionary weekly # 164 - July 21 to 25 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:06:28 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1997#comment-147023 [...] honey Wednesday’s word origin was for mosquito Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for mildew and Friday’s word root was for the word [...] [...] honey Wednesday’s word origin was for mosquito Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for mildew and Friday’s word root was for the word [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/mildew/comment-page-1/#comment-147022 word of the day mother | podictionary - for word lovers - daily stories, trivia & dictionary etymology Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:56:07 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1997#comment-147022 [...] mentioned Sir Robert Cotton yesterday in my episode on the word mildew at the Oxford University Press blog.  While the meaning of mildew has changed a lot, the word mother has its first citation in the [...] [...] mentioned Sir Robert Cotton yesterday in my episode on the word mildew at the Oxford University Press blog.  While the meaning of mildew has changed a lot, the word mother has its first citation in the [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/mildew/comment-page-1/#comment-147021 Ian Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:07:50 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1997#comment-147021 Interesting article. I love the audio feature on your post, makes the post come alive. Interesting article. I love the audio feature on your post, makes the post come alive.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/mildew/comment-page-1/#comment-147020 Mantelli Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19:33 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1997#comment-147020 Where I grew up in the American Midwest, the word "honeydew" pretty much exclusively referred to the green-fleshed melon cultivar White Antibes. We generally called the excretions of aphids and caterpillars just "that sticky gunk"! Where I grew up in the American Midwest, the word “honeydew” pretty much exclusively referred to the green-fleshed melon cultivar White Antibes. We generally called the excretions of aphids and caterpillars just “that sticky gunk”!

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