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Jerkwater

Something Rhymes with Purple

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The Intrusive and the Bane of Stationery

In latin, stacio meant standing still. A station such as a railway station is a stopping place on a journey. So travellers could get out, stretch their legs and take meals. The word was also applied to booksellers who set up near a university.

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