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Fink, a police informer

Fink, a police informer
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Plain as day?

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Returning to some of the shortest words in English

The Oxford Etymologist discusses the origin of English's shortest words, including pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions.

The human aspect of etymology

Pulling the whole length of one s leg

Today, most English speakers will recognize the idiom: to pull one’s leg means “to deceive playfully, to tease.” Its origin has not been discovered. I usually stay away from guesswork, but in a blog, vague conjectures may not do anyone any harm.

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