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wanna live forever become a noun
Bookmarked 753 weeks ago by videosift joseph guillotin henry shrapnel and jules leotard became immortal -- by entering the english language but npr039s robert krulwich and adam cole discov |
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what color is a mirror
Bookmarked 709 weeks ago by videosift learn more and in order of appearence: molly english: http:wwwyoutubecomuseremotistylejavier spanish: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwerevertumorroloka french: |
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colbert explains etymology of 039obamacare039 video
Bookmarked 759 weeks ago sometimes words become so engrained in our public consciousness that we forget their origins when that happens a clever person might try to manipulate the meaning of a certain term in an effort to rebrand it for their own devices |
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Bookmarked 799 weeks ago here is my submission for a the life in a day of my life on the 24th of july 2010 the submission of for this project by ridley scott and kevin macdonald http:wwwyoutubecomlifeinadayhello my dear students i039m on vacation right now which means i am supposed to be relaxing in the sun having a good time not doing anything especially not workingbut as most youtubers in my position know it039s really hard to stop working especially when you love what you do for a living like i donow how about if i told you that the word vacation and vanity you know being stuck up thinking you are better than everyone how about if i told you that the two words come from similar meanings back in old roman timeshuh does that mean that vacationers are all stuck up vain peoplehotforwords must investigatevacation comes from the latin word vacare which means to be empty where vacant comes from but how would vacation come from thatwell that039s because to be empty also means your plate of things to do your plate of duties is also empty and for that matter your mind is empty and you can relaxhaving a clear mind while on vacation well that sounds about right but where does the vanity kick in do people get all stuck up vain because they are on vacation and others have to workwell the word vain comes from the latin word for empty but this time it comes from the word vanus not vacare even though it has the same meaning vanus made its way into old french as vein and it meant worthless which became vain in english in the 1300s and still meant worthlesswhat039s great is that when people were originally called vain they were being called worthless which is great because when vain later took on the meaning of a false sense of worth calling someone vain had a double meaning not only being accused of having a false sense of worth but actually being worthless at the same timeso vacation and vanity both came from original meanings of being empty but vacation ended up meaning being empty of all duties while vanity meant having a false sense of worth while actually meaning being worthlessso i guess i can have a vacation without being vain phewthere you go another mystery solved by your trusty hotforwordsfor your homework when did you take you last vacation and where did you go |
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why is there a b in doubt - the men who ruined english spelling - youtube
Bookmarked 187 weeks ago why is there a b in doubt why does receipt have a p in it and what039s with the b in debt the answers to these questions will surprise and infuriate you all |
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wanna live forever become a noun
Bookmarked 752 weeks ago joseph guillotin henry shrapnel and jules leotard became immortal -- by entering the english language but npr039s robert krulwich and adam cole discover that when your entire life is reduced to a single definition the results are sometimes upsetting |
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how to translate french words without knowing french 3 clever tricks - youtube
Bookmarked 187 weeks ago the only language you need is english let me teach you how to read french words without already knowing any french watch and i039ll explainmassive francopho |
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what color is a mirror
Bookmarked 709 weeks ago learn more and in order of appearence: molly english: http:wwwyoutubecomuseremotistylejavier spanish: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwerevertumorroloka french: http:wwwyoutubecomuserlemondedelokagreat web exhibit on the causes of color: http:wwwwebexhibitsorgcausesofcolorquotcolorquot vs quotcolourquot: http:enwikipediaorgwikiamerican_and_british_english_spelling_differences-our2c_-orstudy on mirror color: http:wwwdticmilcgi-bingettrdocad=ada523782bad astronomy on mirror-color: http:wwwbadastronomycommad1996mirrorhtmlgreat series of mirror tunnels: http:wwwflickrcomphotosmikedefiant452440663inphotostreamorigins of color terms: http:wwwworldwidewordsorgarticlescolourhtmorigin of quotblackquot: http:wwwetymonlinecomindexphpterm=blackampampallowed_in_frame=0xkcd039s color survey: http:blogxkcdcom20100503color-survey-resultstyndall effect: http:enwikipediaorgwikityndall_effectmore on scattering: http:wwwitpuni-hannoverdezawischaitpscatteringhtmla crazy bird that uses interference on its feathers to look awesome: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ns1tenfkk6mpeacocks also use interference: http:wwwwebexhibitsorgcausesofcolor15chtmlfantastic radio lab about color terms: http:wwwradiolaborg2012may21sky-isnt-bluestraight dope on the history of color terms: http:wwwstraightdopecomcolumnsread449could-early-man-only-see-three-colorsmirror gif: http:gifninjacomanimatedgifs104659where-is-everybodygifmy favorite color illusion: http:wwwarchimedes-laborgcolor_illusory_motionhtmlhttp:wwwtwittercomtweetsaucehttp:wwwfacebookcomvsaucegamingvsauce tshirts: http:wwwdistrictlinescomvsaucemusic by: http:wwwsoundcloudcomjakechudnow |
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