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Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist Podcast

Ologies with Alie Ward

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Are There Any Synonyms for the Most Hatred Word, Moist?

I was surprised by what are romance languages. I thought I knew them, and then is English not a romance language? It's sort of Romance languages is broadly languages that were heavily influenced by Latin. So like Spanish, Italian, French, English, 60%. Yeah, I didn't know that it was. Kerry Stutter wants to know if there are any synonyms for the most hated word: moist. Do you hate the word moist? Moist? A bodily crevice could also be damp. Sure. I feel like moist has a certain heat to it that damp wax. Like steaminess, rotten chilliness. And that's their prejudice showing.

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