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August 20th, 2009 - 12:24 am § in word origins

10 Things to Know About Me

10 things about me… My favorite website is the Online Etymology Dictionary. I read the OED for fun. No, I don’t have my own copy. But my birthday is coming up! One of my favorite foods is squash (in particular, kabocha). The word squash comes from the Algonquian word askutasquash, which[...]