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Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
94: Mailbag of Sextillion and Three
Mar 18, 2024
01:16:40
Dr Kelly Wright is helping us understand the link between public health and language maintenance. And she’s helping us with our voluminous Mailbag!
- Why can you have a TRIFECTA, but not any other number -FECTA?
- Why does a SEXTILLION (with a prefix meaning six) have seven chunks of zeros?
- What do CHOPSTICKS have to do with chopping?
- And what’s the -ER in words like RUBBER, AFTER, and TEMPER?
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