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What does the word cereal and panic have to do with Greek mythology? Listen to the episode to find out! Sources: https:/... Read more

Are the words humid and humour related? What does the word melancholy have to do with bile? Listen to the episode to fin... Read more

What does the word 'ado' mean in the phrase much ado about nothing? Why do we say fast food and not quick food? Listen t... Read more

What does pandemic and pandemonium have in common? Listen to the episode to find out! Sources: https://letsproofread.co... Read more

Was the animal sloth named after the Cardinal sin or was it the other way around? Listen to this episode to find out! S... Read more

What does the Goddess of love have to do with the etymology of the word venom? Listen to find out! Sources: https://www... Read more

What does the word accolade have to word with a knight? Listen to this episode to find out! Sources: https://en.wikiped... Read more

What does milk have to do with the Milky way? Does asterisk means little star? Answers to all these questions are found ... Read more

Was the fruit orange named after the colour or is it the other way around? Listen to this episode to find out! Sources:... Read more

In this episode, we look into certain words that describe words like onomatopoeia, embolalia, portmanteau, tmesis and ba... Read more