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Lost Irish Words Rediscovered, Including the Word For ‘Oozes Pus’

by Troy Oakes September 6, 2019

by Troy Oakes September 6, 2019

Researchers from Cambridge and Queen’s University Belfast have identified and defined 500 lost Irish words and unlocked the …
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Typhoon, Gung-Ho, and Other English Words Borrowed From Chinese

by Armin Auctor August 19, 2019

by Armin Auctor August 19, 2019

A loanword is a word borrowed from another language. As far as English is concerned, it borrows heavily …

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origin of words

Lost Irish Words Rediscovered, Including the Word For ‘Oozes Pus’

Typhoon, Gung-Ho, and Other English Words Borrowed From Chinese

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