More fun with Erin McKean. This video is considerably longer (close to one hour) and may be of more interest to word nerds. Folks with an interest in linguistics should really enjoy it.
For the homeschoolers among my readers, if you are doing grammar or word study with your kids you will want to make time for this review. Ms McKean goes over origins of English words, compounding, affixes, back formation, acronyms and initialisms, onomatopoeia, catachresis, and more. (OK, some of these are a little more esoteric than most people are going to need….)
Again, mild profanity or mention of sensitive topics. And wordservatives among you may get upset by some of the lexicographical gymnastics.
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Maybe you’d like to try making up words at home with your kids. View the video together, and give it a try!
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