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MineralMan

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2. I have done that, too, all of my life. Years ago, I bought

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 12:13 PM

Jul 2021

the Compact Oxford English Dictionary - the version that comes with a magnifying glass so you can read the tiny type. I don't use it any longer, since we now can look up everything instantly on Google.

Words and language in general have always fascinated me. It's good to know there are others with the same obsession.

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The Joys of Etymology [View all] MineralMan Jul 2021 OP

I still look up a lot of words and phrases. Started as a teen with the dictionary empedocles Jul 2021 #1

I have done that, too, all of my life. Years ago, I bought MineralMan Jul 2021 #2

I love words as well. panader0 Jul 2021 #3

When I finally graduated from College, it was as an English major MineralMan Jul 2021 #4

There's a searchable online etymological dictionary. lapucelle Jul 2021 #5

Thank you. My Oxford Dictionary is downstairs, away from the desktop. empedocles Jul 2021 #6

Wiktionary is very often a good place to turn. Igel Jul 2021 #9

That is a nice source. lapucelle Jul 2021 #10

I've been diving into youtube videos about Indo-European. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #7

... lapucelle Jul 2021 #8

Where did you find this?! Behind the Aegis Jul 2021 #14

The Guardian. lapucelle Jul 2021 #15

Thanks! Behind the Aegis Jul 2021 #17

Fascinating, isn't it? MineralMan Jul 2021 #12

I recently saw a comic TxGuitar Jul 2021 #11

ok too late but here is the comic TxGuitar Jul 2021 #13

I find ultraconserved words fascinating nuxvomica Jul 2021 #16