Building the Online Etymology Dictionary, with Doug Harper

Building the Online Etymology Dictionary, with Doug Harper

1151. This week, we look at the deep history of words with Doug Harper, creator of Etymonline. We look at the "gravitational" link between digging a grave and having a grave problem, the surprising 1839 origin of "OK," and why some of our favorite word stories are actually "folk etymologies" designed as jokes.

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