The Writer's Thesaurus
By Dr Oliver Tearle
The editor of the Manchester Guardian (later to become The Guardian), C. P. Scott (1846-1932), was no fan of the word ‘television’. He famously commented: ‘Television? The word is half Latin and half Greek. No good can come of it.’ Continue reading “The Curious Origin of the Word ‘Television’”
By Dr Oliver Tearle
The word ‘girl’, like many everyday words which we might assume have perfectly ordinary and straightforward histories, actually has a surprising etymology. To explore the origins of the word ‘girl’ we need to think about both the word’s etymological meaning and its use over time. Continue reading “The Curious Origin of the Word ‘Girl’”
By Dr Oliver Tearle
The word ‘dollar’ is, of course, widely used, not only in the United States but also in various other countries. Indeed, there are more than twenty different currencies around the world known as the ‘dollar’, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, the Solomon Islands, and, most famously, the US. Continue reading “The Curious Origin of the Word ‘Dollar’”