Dross, Dregs, Trash, and Other Important Substances
Part 3: Trash
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | February 3, 2010
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “trash”.
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Dross, Dregs, Trash, and Other Important Substances
Monthly Gleanings: January 2010
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | January 27, 2010
Anatoly answers questions.
Dross, Dregs, Trash, and Other Important Substances
Part 2: Dregs
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | January 20, 2010
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “dregs”.
Dross, Dregs, Trash, and Other Important Substances
Part 1: Dross
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist & Reference | January 13, 2010
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “dross”.
English Etymology and a Happy New Year
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist & Reference | January 6, 2010
Anatoly Liberman’s weekly post.
Monthly Gleanings: December 2009
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | December 30, 2009
Anatoly Liberman’s monthly gleanings.
Winter Harvest
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist & Reference | December 23, 2009
Anatoly Liberman looks at usage and spelling.
Wedlock and After
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist & Reference | December 16, 2009
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “wedlock.”
A Cooked-Goose Chase,
or the Murky History of Wayzgoose
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist & Reference | December 9, 2009
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “wayzgoose.”
Rare and Medium Rare
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist & Reference | December 2, 2009
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of the word “rare.”
