Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist podcast
The study of WORD ORIGINS
Episode Info
- Guest: Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist podcast
- Date: Mar 4
- Topics: History
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
The brilliant and dazzling Helen Zaltzman, host of The Allusionist podcast and person who technically for a living researches the origins of language and thus is an etymologist, visits Alie’s apartment to chat about various word origins, gender in language, the Bible a.k.aThe Oxford English Dictionary, origins of the filthiest slang, emoji decoding, mediocrity, step parents, babies wearing glasses, Greek kimonos, the romance of languages and the fundamental truth that languages is always changing whether you want it to or not. Also tomatoes, pliable boobs, avocados, and fish trails.