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History of English in 10 Minutes Video
This is the first of an excellent series covering the history of English from The Open University. They make for a great spark-the-imagination lesson for etymology.
There’s lots more interesting videos at The Open University’s YouTube channel.
(via The Dish)
Desserts and deserters
How are delicious desserts related to military deserters? The Splendid Table explains the common history of the words.
Dessert and deserter by from the Splendid Table – September 4th, 2010.