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Useless Etymology

Book • 2025
Author
Jess Zafarris

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 Jess Zafarris

Mentioned in 3 episodes

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Jess Zafarris
 as her upcoming book exploring the origins of words.
How did currencies get their names? | MONEY WORDS
Mentioned by Jess Zafaris as her upcoming etymology book.
Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'? | AVIATION WORDS
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Jess Zafarris
 as her forthcoming book.
Exposing grammar myths and mistakes with Grammar Girl
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Jess Zafarris
 as the etymology book she authored.
Why are we saying 'Caesar' wrong? | TITLES & POWER
Mentioned by Jess DeFerris as her own etymology book.
Why is England called 'England'? | COUNTRY NAME ORIGINS
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Jess Zafarris
 as her own book on etymology.
Does English use the wrong word for clouds? | WEATHER WORDS
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Jess Zafarris
, holding a print copy and noting it's her first time seeing it.
How could one man write a dictionary? | SAMUEL JOHNSON
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Jess Zafarris
 as the etymology book that she wrote.
What does 'stegosaurus' literally mean? | DINOSAUR NAMES
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Jess Zafarris
 as her upcoming etymology book.
Precisely how long is a 'moment'? | TIME WORDS

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