Dec 31, 2010
Folk etymology – 22 Words’ Word(-one-might-actually-need) of the Day
folk etymology
a popular but mistaken account of the origin of a word or phrase
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22 Words’ WOTD: A daily reminder of vocab you probably already know, but may not have used in a while.
Feel free to use the comments for sharing example-sentences, telling us how you put the WOTD to use, or enlightening us with factoids that will make today’s word more interesting.
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Ah, yes, I remember when I coined that phrase.