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Poutine | Car Names That Don't Work in Québec | Québec Sayings Part 1 | Québec Sayings Part 2 | Québec Sayings Part 3 | Québec Sayings Part 4 | Québec Sayings Part 5 | Québec Sayings -Épluchette | Québec Sayings - Tuque | Québec Sayings - Pains (breads) & Habitant | Québec Sayings - donner la bascule | Marde & Merde & Other Vulgar Terms | Québec Insults & Sayings - Part 8 | Acadian Food Words - Part 1 | Acadian Food Words - Part 2 | Gilles Vigneault's “Mon Pays” (go to page bottom) | Mangeurs du Lard versus Hivernants | Capillaire Tea | Cocagne, New Brunswick | Trudeau - Origin of Surname | Bourassa - Origin of Surname | Huron: Racist Insult in Old French | Avril Lavigne - Origin of Her Surname | English & French Racist Slang of Canada | Québec Phrases using Gorlot | Snye: Its Québec Origin | La Régale: A Canadian Use of This French Term | Chiard & Fecal Word Origins | Le Mitin ‘Protestant Church’ | Québec Words & Phrases - Part 9 | Poupoune - Québec Word in the News | Tourtière et Omelette | The Brit Who Can't Spell Poutine
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Recent Word Columns
- Veisalgia =Hangover
- New Year's Commentary on William Blake
- Champagne: Origin of Word
- Tuque: Canada's National Winter Head Gear
- The Man Who Designed Santa Claus
- Subnivian: New Scientific Winter Word
- Flux, Afflux, Efflux, Influx, Reflux,Effluxion
- Snow Sayings & Proverbs
- Boneyize : A Canadian Verb
- Chaloshes, Tchotchke, Tchainik, Shpilkes:Four Yiddish Words
- Fanny: Origin & Meaning of a Naughty Word
- Renoviction: Creepy New Canadian Word
- Vor & Phag: Latin & Greek "Eat" Roots in English
- Michif, Métis, Nishga'a, Bluenose: Origin of Names
- Asbestos: Shame of Canada: updated
- October 2008: “The Best of Bill” repeated 31 favorites
- Asbestos, Québec & A Toxic Name Change
- Bordens & Brownies: Canadian Racetrack Slang
- Pepper Words
- Mottoes of Canada -repost
- Tories & Grits: Origins of Canadian Political Party Nicknames
- Québec Bread Words & Etymology of Habitant - revised
- Ramadan: Its Etymology
- Husqvarna: World's Most Mispronounced Brand Name
- Barack Obama: His Given Name's Meaning
- Pepper Words of the World
- Canadian Summer Sayings - revised
- Olympic Word & Phrase Origins
- Were Olympic Games Named After Mount Olympus?
- Botany's Botched Names
- Geophagy: Eating Dirt
- Boche: Origin of a Second World War Racial Slur
- Lemon & Lime: From Same Root Word
- Brit Can't Spell Québec Words
- Cyberbullying - update
- Calgary Stampede: origin of word
- Why I am NOT a Word Cop - 2008 Canada Day Essay
- Letters about Pays des Illinois French Dialect
- Juniper & Gin: From Landscape to Larynx
- Summer & Seasonal Words
- Tourtière & Omelette: Food Words Based on Utensils
- Mozart: Surprising Meaning of his Surname revised
- Letter about Medved, Russian for 'bear'
- Schnoodle: Revolting Dog Breed Names - repost & update
- Cunt: A Blunt Etymology of the Word
- Twat: Origin of a Rude Word
- Poupoune: Current Québec Slang
- Origins of "White" Colour Adjectives
- To Tase: Creepy New English Verb
- The Rhymeless Orange? repost
- Plantgenets & Plantar Wart: Their Connection -repost
- The Word Police - repost
- Gorby - repost
- Québec Words & Phrases - Part 9
- Rare Words like Suppedaneum: Collection # 3
- Porcelain: A Marco Polo Word
- Boucan, Ballard Effect, Chanting the Cock, Misery Fiddle: Canadian History Words
- Lariat, Lasso & Honda: Origins of Cowboy Words
- Le Mitin: A Québec Borrowing from English
- Giclée: A Printing Term
- Québec Insults & Sayings - Part 8
- Carotid Arteries - repost
- Word Book Review # 1: Curse & Berate in 69+ Languages
- Dmitri Medvedev: Origin of Russian Names
- Telestrator: Origin of a Brand Name
- Police: Origin of the Word
- Tuque: Canada's Winter Headgear - revised & expanded
- Quinzhee: A Canadian Winter Shelter Word
- Dilbit & Synbit: Alberta Oil Words & Places
- Astrobleme: A Geology Word Examined
- English Words from Chinese, Like Tea
- Horse Sense & Horse Words (rewrite & repost)
- Canadian Sayings - New - Jan 2008
- Lemon & Lime Word Lore: part of Fruit Names
- Farce: Etymology of the Word (repost)
- Sinus: A Medical Examination of the Word
- Mottoes of Canada (revised & reposted)
- ESL Sayings & ESL Tips
- Champagne: Origin of the Word
- Winter Words & Rare Words
- Toast & Toasting: Origins
- Veisalgia = Hangover: Medical Word History
- Thomas Nast: The Man Who Designed Santa Claus (Revised)
- Uncle Billy's Toys for 2008 - humour
- Cryosphere & Cryonics
- Racist Slang of Canada, Part 2:Nippertipping & Bumsicle
- Sousveillance: Coined by a Canadian
- Nudnik, Nogoodnik & Nu: Yiddish from Russian
- 2007 Letters to the Editor
- Bordens & Brownies: Canadian Racetrack Slang
- Wendigo: Cannibal Fiend of The North Woods
- Oak Words 3: Oak Surnames and Place Names
- Oak Words 2: Druid, Mistletoe & Oak Myths
- Oak Words of the World Part 1
- Fennel & Finocchio: Origin of the Plant's Name
- Sputnik: Etymology of the Word
- Canadian Sayings - A New Fall Batch
- Cow Words - Part 3: Vaccine & Pecuniary
- Cow Words - Part 2: Cow, Vacca & Vache
- Fee & Other Cow Words Part 1
- Mi'kmaq Place Names of Nova Scotia
- Klondike & Yukon Name Origins - revised
- Pomegranate - A Naming Error -revised
- The Vicar of Bray & A Nazi War Criminal -revised
- Onion Words of English & French -revised
- Hysteria: Just Death of a Medical Word -revised
- Gorby - revised and updated
- Sipiy: Algonkian Root in Can-Am. Place Names - repost
- Canadian Summer Sayings - repost
- Skookum - repost
- Herb as a Word
- Profane Reflections - repost & revision
- Panopticon of Verbal Rarities - Part 2
- Dion & Dionne: Origin of 2 Québec Surnames
- Horse Words: Some Etymology
- Unpublished Canadian Sayings
- Pitcher Plant, A Newfie Carnivore
- Alberta Horse Terms & Your Coccyx
- Cephalic, the Vein with the Wrong Name
- Marde & Merde & Other Quebec Vulgar Terms
- Origin of surnames Abbott & McNab (revised repost)
- Onion Words in English & French
- Chiard & Excremental Word Origins
- Apple Words & Their Sources
- Alberta Place Names & Sayings about Canada
- A Swarm of Bee Words
- Ed Stelmach: Origin of Alberta Premier's Surname
- Percebe: Spanish Word Entering English
- Verbal Rarities
- Farce: An Etymology (revised April 2007)
- Nappy: Origin of a Racist Slur
- Crowdsourcing: Sleazy New Word, Sleazy Old Scam
- Albertosaurus: A Canadian Dinosaur
- Rock Tripe: Wildness Emergency Food (repost)
- Capillaire & Wintergreen Teas (repost)
- Sipiy (Algonkian) = River (English)
- Mangeurs de lard: Canadian Historical Insult
- Snow Motto Has Ancient Greek Source
- Vole & Viking Words in English
- Frankum: Newfoundland Gum (repost)
- Death Euphemisms like VSA and Passing
- Québec Phrases using Gorlot
- Tuque & Other Québec Words, Part 6
- Crokinole: A Canadian Word?
- For the Love of Mike: origin of the expression
- Bastard Canoe
- Québec Sayings # 5 & Metathesis Explained
- Québec Bread Words & The Meanings of Habitant
- Canadian Saying about Stephen Harper
- As The Canoe Tips: Excerpt from my book
- Notes from The Wording Room - # 1
- No Rhyme for the Word Orange?
- Arabic Place Names of the World - part 1
- Panopticon of Rarities - # 1
- Hoodoo Origins & Dictionary Makers
- L'Épluchette:Quebec Corn Roast/Husking Bee
- Bad Names for New Cars
- Canadian West Coast Expressions
- Québec Current Expressions - Part 4
- Oodles of Schnoodles: Revolting New Dog Names
- Calgary Stampede: Origin of Word
- Mask, Masquerade, Mascara & Mas Band
- Skid Means 'Street Kid.'
- Anishinaabe: Origin of an Ethnonym
- Prickly Pear: Canada's Cactus & Nopalitos Notes
- Catnip & Cat: Word Origins
- Lord & Lady: Suprising Origins of These Words
- Donner la Bascule, Cul, Cule, Cul-de-Sac, Culbut & Co.
- Inuit Noise Ghost: Canadian Halloween Monster
- Québec Sayings/ Dits Québécois - Part 3
- Fulda, Saskatchewan: Origin of the Name
- To Parp a Klaxon: British Phrase Examined
- Fireweed: Flower of the Yukon
- Unpublished Canadian Sayings: Collected Oct 2006
- Miner's Lettuce: A British Columbia Word
- Québec Expressions Today / Des Expressions Québécoises
- French Canadian Sayings/ Les Dits Québécois
- The Birch Tree: Word Lore & History
- Hudson's Bay Hymn Book: Historical Canadian Slang
- Canadian Sayings about Death
- Frankum: A Word from Newfoundland
- Racist Slang of Canada
- Abbott & McNab: Origin of Surnames
- To Fox a Horse: PEI Historical Phrase
- Italy or Italia: Origin of the Country's Name
- Plantagenets & Plantar Warts: Their Connection
- Acadian Food Words
- Dudek: Origin of a Canadian Poet's Surname
- Tilley: Origin of a Famous Canadian Surname
- Rock Tripe: Emergency Wilderness Food
- Crokinole: A Canadian Word ?
- Canadian Sayings For ESL Students in Plain English
- Canada Yew: Origin of Word & of Botanical Name
- Snye: A 100% Canadian Term
- The Real McCoy: Canadian Origin of the Phrase
- Stumping: Love in Pioneer New Brunswick
- Butter Tart: 100% Canadian
- Mozart: Surprising Origin of his Surname
- Hello! Ciao! The Origins of Words of Greeting
- Banting: Origin of Famous Canadian Surname
- Colcannon Night in Newfoundland Labrador
- Veronica Tennant: origin of the artist's names
- Bobskates
- Christmas Carol Parodies
- Newly Collected Saying: Hell's Out for Recess
- Fidiot: New Word
- Capillaire & Wintergreen: Little Teas of the Woods
- Summer Words for a Winter Day
- Features & Services Page: Internal Site Links
- Botanical Names: A Quick Guide
- Cocagne, New Brunswick: Origin of a Place Name
- Alberta Folk Saying about Cattle Ranching
- Canadian Saying about FEAR
- Moose Muffle Soup: A Canadian Pioneer Recipe
- Bill Casselman's Personal Chili Recipe
- Brand-New: Origin of an Adjective
- Antumbra & Words Derived From Latin umbra 'shadow'
- Michael Ignatieff: Origin of his Surname
- Cyberbully: New Canadian Word
- Name Origins of The Great Lakes
- Digitariat: Newish Computer Word
- Funis, Latin "rope" & Funiculi, Funicula!
- Ten Sayings Every Canadian Should Know
- Sockeye Salmon, Ichthyology & Ichthys as Christian Symbol
- Skookum: A British Columbia Word
- Canadian, Eh? - The True Story of an Interjection
- Eggplant & Aubergine: Origins
- Canadian Summer Sayings Just to Laugh about
- Hysteria: The Just Death of a Medical Word
- Carotid Artery: origin of words
- Sebum: Origin of Medical Term
- Wog: Birth of a Racist Insult
- Blueberry Grunt from Nova Scotia
- Mangeurs de lard: historical insult
- Is Zed Dead in Canada?
- Bourassa, Borage, Burro, Burrito
- Summer & Season Names
- Huron: Racist Insult
- Labrador
- Canadian Wild Ginger
- Nahanni, Deh Cho, Dene
- Lunenburg Pudding, Bowels & Sausages;
- Profane: Outside the Temple
- Bloodroot, Canadian Spring Flower
- Spanish Place Names in Canada
- Mother: Etymology of the Word; Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum; Beaver; Castor; Clavicle; Autoclave; Clavius Named for Christopher Clavius; The Well-Tempered Clavier; Clef; Nurse Edith Clavell; Enclave & Exclave; James Clavell: Origin of Surname
- Klondike & Yukon from Gwich'in Language; Pitcher Plant: Floral Emblem of Newfoundland & Labrador; Gorby:Muskoka Insult; Lake Mistassini Primrose; Kiack: Nova Scotia Fish Word; Manitoba Words; Toronto's Pablum, Beavertails & Ontario’s Haw-Eaters; Scrunchins & Lassy Mogs; Alberta's Hoodoo; Lake Huron is Racist Insult; Sockeye Salmon
- Wapatoo; Asbestos: Changing the Name of a Quebec Town; Pomegranate; Spruce: Part 1; Spruce Pt.2; Prairie: Origin of the Word; The “Vicar of Bray”
- Gougou: Canadian Monster; Mots d'hiver nouveaux de Québec; Canadian Winter Sayings ; Festiglace & Québec Winter Words; Wop; For the Love of Mike: Origin of Saying; Chimo ; Tsunami
- New Brunswick’s Stumping ; Hootch: A Word from the Klondike Gold Rush; Newfoundland’s Fish & Brewis; Parka; Cappuccino ; Wanigan; Crummy ; Bonspiel; Regale; Ded Moroz: Russia’s Grandfather Frost ;
- Canada: Origin of Country's Name ; Boche ; Neuromancer; Bivver ; Saskatoon; Mottoes of Canada; barachois;Medieval Woodcut of Time Analyzed; Carmen, Guadalupe & The Origin of Some Spanish Female Names;Etymology of the Word Farce; Hat Trick: Origin of a Sports Term
- Discover The Surprising Origins of these Canadian FOOD WORDS: Bargou; Boucanière; Damper Dogs; Pets de soeur or Nuns’ Farts; Bugger-in-a-Bag; Canola; Haw-Eaters of Manitoulin Island; Lassy Mogs; Poivre des pauvres;Poutine; Pratie Oatens; Scrunchins; Squatum; Stog Your Gob; Irish Moss Pudding
- Recent Words, Sayings & Celebrity Names Examined
- Avril Lavigne’s Surname
- Belinda Stronach
- Kalan Porter
- Shania Twain
- Keanu Reeves
- Diana Krall
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2009
- Jan 03 Veisalgia =Hangover
- Jan 01 New Year's Commentary on William Blake
2008
- Dec 30 Champagne: Origin of Word
- Dec 27 Tuque: Canada's National Winter Head Gear
- Dec 22 The Man Who Designed Santa Claus
- Dec 19 Subnivian: New Scientific Winter Word
- Dec 15 Flux, Afflux, Efflux, Influx, Reflux,Effluxion
- Dec 09 Snow Sayings & Proverbs from Canada
- Dec 06 Boneyize: A Canadian Verb
- Nov 27 Chaloshes, Tchotchke, Tchainik, Shpilkes:Four Yiddish Words
- Nov 20 Fanny: Origin & Meaning of a Naughty Word
- Nov 13 Renoviction: Creepy New Canadian Word
- Nov 08 Vor & Phag: Latin & Greek "Eat" Roots in English
- Nov 05 Michif, Métis, Nishga'a, Bluenose: Origin of Names
- Nov 01 Asbestos: Canada's Shame - -updated Report
- October "The Best of Bill" repeated 31 of my favorite columns.
- Sept 25 Asbestos, Québec & A Toxic Name Change - revised
- Sept 21 Bordens & Brownies: Canadian Racetrack Slang - repost
- Sept 16 Pepper Words - repost
- Sept 12 Mottoes of Canada - repost
- Sept 09 Tories & Grits: Origins of Canadian Political Party Nicknames
- Sept 06 Québec Bread Words & Etymology of Habitant - revised
- Aug 31 Ramadan: Its Etymology or (mirror file)
- Aug 28 Husqvarna: World's Most Mispronounced Brand Name
- Aug 24 Barack Obama: The Meaning of His Given Name
- Aug 20 Pepper Words of the World
- Aug 16 Canadian Summer Sayings - revised
- Aug 10 Olympic Word & Phrase Origins
- Aug 05 Were The Olympic Games Named After Mount Olympus?
- July 31 Botany’s Deficient & Botched Plant Names
- July 23 Geophagy: Eating Dirt
- July 21 Boche: Origin of a Second World War Racial Slur - repost
- July 18 Lemon & Lime: From The Same Root - repost
- July 15 Brit Can't spell Québec Words
- July 12 Cyberbullying - update
- July 08 Calgary Stampede: word origin
- July 04 Lunenburg Pudding & Sausage Words - repost
- June 29 Why I am NOT a Word Cop - 2008 Canada Day Essay
- June 27 New Letters about Pays des Illinois French Dialect
- June 23 Juniper & Gin: From Landscape to Larynx
- June 21 Summer & The Seasons: Origin of The Names -repost
- June 18 Tourtière & Omelette: Foods Named After Their Cooking Utensils
- June 14 Mozart: Surprising Meaning of his Surname - addenda
- June 11 Québec Expressions - Part 5 repost
- June 06 Letter About Medved, Russian for bear
- June 01 Schnoodle: Revolting Dog Breed Names - repost & update
- May 28 Cunt: A Blunt History of the Word
- May 22 Twat: Origin of a Rude Word
- May 16 Poupoune: Current Québec Slang
- May 12 Origins of "White" Colour Adjectives
- May 06 Creepy New English Verb: To Tase
- May 01 The Rhymeless Orange? repost
- Apr 28 Plantgenets & Plantar Wart: Their Connection -repost
- Apr 24 The Word Police - repost
- Apr 21 Gorby - repost
- Apr 15 Québec Words & Phrases - Part 9
- Apr 11 Rare Words like Suppedaneum: Collection # 3
- April 5 Porcelain - A Marco Polo Word
- April 2 Boucan, Ballard Effect, Chanting the Cock, Misery Fiddle: Canadian History Words
- Mar 29 Lariat, Lasso & Honda: Origin of Cowboy Words
- Mar 25 Le Mitin: A Québec Borrowing from English
- Mar 21 Giclée: A Printing Term
- Mar 17 Québec Insults & Sayings - Part 8
- Mar 14 Carotid Arteries - repost
- Mar 10 Book Review # 1: Curse & Berate in 69+ Languages
- Mar 06 Dmitri Medvedev: Origin of Russian Names
- Mar 02 Telestrator: Origin of a Brand Name
- Feb 27 Police: Origin of the Word
- Feb 21 Tuque: Canada's National Winter Headgear
- Feb 18 Quinzhee: Winter Shelter Word from Canada
- Feb 14 Dilbit & Synbit: Alberta Oil Words & Places
- Feb 10 Astrobleme: A Geology Word Examined
- Feb 05 English Words from Chinese, Like Tea
- Jan 30 Horse Words (rewrite and repost)
- Jan 27 Canadian Sayings - New - Jan 2008
- Jan 22 Lemon & Lime Word Lore: part of Fruit Names
- Jan 19 Farce: Etymology of the Word (repost)
- Jan 13 Sinus: A Medical Exam of the Word
- Jan 09 Mottoes of Canada (revised & reposted)
- Jan 03 ESL Sayings & ESL Tips
2007
- Dec 30 Champagne: Origin of the Word
- Dec 28 Winter Words & Rare Words
- Dec 26 Toast & Toasting: Origins
- Dec 19 Veisalgia = Hangover: Medical Word History
- Dec 13 Thomas Nast: The Man Who Designed Santa Claus
- Dec 09 Uncle Billy's Toys for 2008 - humour
- Dec 05 Cryosphere & Cryonics
- Dec 01 Slang of Canada, Part 2: Nippertipping & Bumsicle
- Nov 24 Sousveillance: Coined by a Canadian
- Nov 13 Nudnik, Nogoodnik & Nu: Yiddish from Russian
- Nov 09 Some Letters to the Editor
- Nov 03 “Bordens & Brownies” Can. Racetrack Slang
- Oct 30 Wendigo: Cannibal Fiend of the North Woods
- Oct 27 Oak Words 3: Oak Surnames & Place Names
- Oct 22 Oak Words 2: Druid, Mistletoe & Oak Myths
- Oct 17 Oak Words of the World - Part 1
- Oct 10 Fennel & Finocchio: Origin of the Plant's Name
- Oct 04 Sputnik: Russian Etymology of the Word
- Sept 21 Canadian Sayings - A New Batch
- Sept 16 Cow Words Part 3: Vaccine & Pecuniary
- Sept 10 Cow Words Part 2: Cow, Vacca & Vache
- Sept 6 Fee & Other Cow Words Part 1
- Sept 01 Mi'kmaq "Food" Place Names of Nova Scotia
- Aug 24 Klondike & Yukon Name Origins -revised
- Aug 19 Pomegranate - A Naming Error -revised
- Aug 13 The Vicar of Bray & A Nazi War Criminal -revised
- Aug 08 Onion Words of English & French - revised
- Aug 02 Hysteria: Just Death of a Medical Word -revised
- July 29 Gorby - revised and updated
- July 24 Sipiy:Algonkian Root in Can-Am. Names-repost
- July 19 Canadian Summer Sayings - repost
- July 16 Skookum: Chinook Jargon Word - repost
- July 12 Herb as a Word
- July 9 Profane Reflections - repost & revision
- July 4 Panopticon of Verbal Rarities - Part 2
- June 29 Dion & Dionne: Origin of 2 Quebec Surnames
- June 24 Horse Words: Some Etymology
- June 20 Unpublished Canadian Sayings
- June 15 Pitcher Plant, A Newfie Carnivore
- June 11 Alberta Horse Terms & Your Coccyx
- June o6 Cephalic, the Vein with the Wrong Name
- May 31 Marde & Merde & Other Quebec Vulgarisms
- May 27 Origin of Surnames Abbott & McNab (revised repost)
- May 22 Onion & Garlic Words in English & French
- May 18 Chiard & Excremental Word Roots
- May 14 Apple Words
- May 09 Alberta Place Names & Can. Sayings
- May 04 A Swarm of Bee Words
- May 01 Ed Stelmach: Alberta Premier's Surname
- Apr 26 Percebe: Spanish Word Entering English
- Apr 21 Verbal Rarities
- Apr 17 Farce: An Etymology (revised Apr 2007)
- Apr 12 Nappy: Origin of a Racist Insult
- Apr 09 Crowdsourcing: New Word - Old Scam
- Apr 04 Albertosaurus: A Canadian Dinosaur
- Mar 30 Rock Tripe: Wildness Emergency Food (repost)
- Mar 23 Capillaire & Wintergreen Teas (repost)
- Mar 18 Sipiy (Algonkian) = River (English)
- Mar 15 Mangeurs de lard: Canadian Historical Insult (repost)
- Mar 11 Snow Motto has Ancient Greek Source (repost)
- Mar 7 Vole & Viking Words in English
- Mar 3 Frankum: Newfoundland Gum (repost)
- Feb 26 Death Euphemisms like VSA and Passing
- Feb 21 Québec Phrases using Gorlot
- Feb 17 Tuque & Other Québec Expressions Part 6
- Feb 15 Crokinole: A Canadian Word?
- Feb 11 For the Love of Mike: origin of the expression
- Feb 11 Bastard Canoe
- Feb 05 Québec Sayings # 5 & Metathesis Explained
- Feb 01 Québec Bread Words & Meanings of Habitant
- Jan 30 Canadian Saying about Stephen Harper
- Jan 24 As The Canoe Tips: Excerpt from my book
- Jan 20 Notes from The Wording Room - # 1
- Jan 17 No Rhyme for the Word Orange?
- Jan 14 Arabic Place Names of the World - 1
- Jan 10 Panopticon of Verbal Rarities-1
- Jan 08 Hoodoo Origins & Dictionary Makers
- Jan 05 L'Épluchette:Quebec Corn Roast/Husking Bee
- Jan 02 Bad Names for New Cars
2006
- Dec 26 Canadian West Coast Expressions
- Dec 21 Québec Current Expressions - Part 4
- Dec 17 Schnoodles & Schnotties: New Dog Breed Names
- Dec 13 Calgary Stampede Word Origin
- Dec 06 Mask, Masquerade, Mascara & Mas Band
- Nov 31 Skid means 'Street Kid'
- Nov 23 Anishinaabe: Origin of an Ethnonym
- Nov 19 Prickly Pear Cactus & Nopalitos
- Nov 12 Catnip & Cat: Word Origins
- Nov 06 Lord & Lady: Their Surprising Origins
- Nov 01 Donner la Bascule: Québec Birthday Toss
- Oct 26 Inuit Noise Ghost: 100% Canadian Monster
- Oct 22 Quebec Sayings/Locutions Québécoises-Part 3
- Oct 19 Fulda, Saskatchewan: Origin of the Place Name
- Oct 15 To Parp a klaxon: British Phrase Examined
- Oct 10 Fireweed: Flower of the Yukon
- Oct 07 Unpublished Canadian Sayings Oct 2006
- Oct 03 Miner's Lettuce: A British Columbia Phrase
- Sept 28 Québec Words/Des Expressions Québécoises
- Aug 28 French Canadian Sayings/ Les Dits Québécois
- Aug 21 The Birch Tree: Word Lore & History
- Aug 17 Hudson's Bay Hymnbook: Historical Slang
- Aug 13 Canadian Sayings about Death
- Aug 04 Canadian Words & Sayings: My New 2006 Book
- Aug 03 Frankum: A Newfoundland Chewing Gum
- Aug 01 Racist Slang of Canada
- July 29 Abbott & McNab: Origin of Surnames
- Apr 11 To Fox a Horse: PEI Historical Phrase
- Apr 04 Italy or Italia: Origin of the Country's Name
- Mar 26 Plantagenets & Plantar Warts: Their Connection
- Mar 21 Dudek: A Canadian Poet's Surname
- Mar 17 Tilley: Famous Canadian Surname
- Mar 12 Rock Tripe: Emergency Wilderness Food
- Mar 06 Crokinole: A Canadian Word?
- Mar 02 Canadian Sayings Explained for ESL Students
- Feb 25 Canada Yew: Origin of name & botanical name
- Feb 21 Snye: A 100% Canadian Word
- Feb 17 The Real McCoy: ACanadian Inventor
- Feb 12 Stumping: Love in Pioneer New Brunswick
- Feb 10 Butter Tart: 100% Canadian
- Feb 03 Mozart: The Surprising Origin of his Surname
- Jan 27 Ciao! Hello! The Origins of Words of Greeting
- Jan 22 Banting: Origin of a Famous Canadian Name
- Jan 18 Colcannon Night in Newfoundland Labrador
- Jan 14 Veronica Tennant: origin of the artist's names
2005
- Dec 23 Bobskates
- Dec 18 Hell's Out for Recess: Newly Collected Saying
- Dec 14 Fidiot: New Word
- Dec 11 Capillaire & Wintergreen: Teas of the Woods
- Dec 01 Summer Words for a Winter Day
- Nov 28 Features & Services Links Page
- Nov 23 Botanical Names: A Quick Guide
- Nov 12 Cocagne, New Brunswick: Place Name Origin
- Nov 08 Alberta Saying about Cattle Ranching
- Nov 05 A Canadian Folk Saying about Fear
- Oct 25 Moose Muffle Soup: Canadian Pioneer Recipe
- Oct 11 Brand-new: origin of an adjective
- Oct 02 Antumbra & Words Derived from Latin umbra
- Aug 29 Michael Ignatieff: Origin of his Surname
- Aug 24 Cyberbully: Canadian Coinage
- Aug 18 Origins of the Names of the Great Lakes
- Aug 12 Digitariat: Newish Computer Word
- Aug 8 Funis, Latin "rope" & Funiculi, Funicula!
- Aug 1 10 Sayings Every Canadian Should Know
- July 30 Sockeye Salmon & Ichthyology
- July 25 Skookum: A British Columbia Word
- July 22 Canadian, Eh? - The True Story
- July 17 Eggplant & Aubergine
- July 14 Happy Canadian Summer Sayings
- July 10 Hysteria: Just Death of a Medical Word
- July 8 Carotid Artery: Origin of Med. Terms
- July 4 Sebum: Origin of a Medical Term
- June 26 Wog: Origin of a Racist Insult
- June 20 Nova Scotia Blueberry Grunt
- June 11 Mangeurs de lard & Hivernants
- June 7 Zed & Zee in Canadian Speech & Spelling
- May 31 Summer & The Seasons: Origins of the Words
- May 25 Labrador: Meaning of the Place Name
- May 21 Canadian Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense
- May 17 Belinda Stronach: Her Given Name Origin
- May 16 Lunenburg Pudding, Bowels & Sausages
- May 11 Profane: Etymology of the Word
- May 9 Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
- May 7 Mother: Etymology of the Word
- May 5 Orillia: Spanish Place Names in Canada (1 of 3) | Tofino, Quadra, Galiano, Valdes (2) | Almonte, Oro Grande Gulch, Alhambra (3)
- May 1 Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum
- Apr 28 Castor canadensis: origins of name
- Apr 25 Beaver
- Apr 21 Clavier, Clef, Clavell, Enclave, Exclave
- Apr 20 Autoclave & Moon Base Clavius
- Apr 19 Clavicle: New Origin of Anatomical Term
- Apr 18 Conclave, Keys of the Kingdom
- Apr 15 Klondike & Yukon, Gwich'in Words
- Apr 11 Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea
- Apr 08 Gorby: Muskoka Insult Word
- Apr 05 Kiack: Origin of Nova Scotia Fish Word
- Apr 02 Canadian Primrose: Origin of Botanical Name
- Mar 30 Asbestos: Changing Quebec Town's Name
- Mar 25 Keanu Reeves: Meaning of his Name
- Mar 20 Spruce - Part 2
- Mar 17 Spruce: Origin of the Tree Name
- Mar 12 The “Vicar of Bray” Saying
- Mar 07 Diana Krall: Meaning of her Names
- Mar 03 Canadian Winter & Cold Sayings
- Feb 23 Pomegranate: Mistake in its Botanical Name
- Feb 20 Festiglace & Québec Winter Words
- Feb 13 New Brunswick's Stumping
- Feb 09 Newfoundland's Brewis
- Feb 01 Cappuccino: Origin of the Word
- Jan 28 Snow Phrase Origin in Ancient Greek
- Jan 23 Kalan Porter's New Word of the Year
- Jan 18 Avril Lavigne's Surname Explained
- Jan 15 Famous Canadian Surnames Explained
- Jan 12 Do Dogs Do Snow Angels? : a Photograph
- Jan 12 Word Notes & Comments: A New Section
- Jan 11 Wanigan: Born in New Brunswick?
- Jan 06 Nicolas de Chamfort biographical sketch
- Jan 05 Crummy: A British Columbia Logging Word
- Jan 02 Bonspiel: Origin of a Curling Term
- Jan 01 Medieval Woodcut of Time Analyzed
- Jan 01 Comment on Blake's Book of Job Illustrations
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04.01.2009
INDEX to THE WORDING ROOM™
- 1. A Risley Act (available only in my new book; see below)
- 2. Could Holy Easter Be Named after Lustful, Pagan Goddess of Wild Sex?
- 3. Origin of the Racist Slur Wop
- 4. This page is no longer available on this website.
- 5. Shart: A New Verb & A New Noun
- 6. Boche: Origin of a Racial Slur
- 7. Is Ded Moroz, Russia's "Grandfather Frost" cognate with English dad?
- 8. Cappuccino: Origin of the Word
- 9. Pomegranate: The Worldwide Mistake in its Botanical Name
- 11. Asbestos: Changing the Name of a Quebec Town
- 12. Conclave & Words from Clavis, Latin "key"
- 13. Clavicle
- 14. Autoclave
- 15. Moon Base Clavius Named After Christopher Clavius
- 16. Clef
- 17. Edith Clavell: Origin of Surname
- 18. Enclave & Exclave: 2 Tricky Words
- 19. The Well-Tempered Clavier
- 20. Mother: Etymology of the Word
- 21. Wog: Origin of a Racist Insult
- 22. Profane: Etymology
- 23. Funis: Derivatives from the Latin Word for "Rope"
- 24. Digitariat: Newish Computer Word
- 25. Antumbra & Words Derived from Latin Umbra 'shadow'
- 26. Brand-New: Origin of an Adjective
- 27. Fidiot: New Word
- 28. Hello! Ciao! Ave AtqueVale! Origins of Words of Greeting
- 29. Snye: A 100% Canadian Word
- 30. Plantagenets & Plantar Warts: Their Connection
- 31. Italy or Italia: Origin of the Country's Name
- 32. Frankum: A Newfoundland Chewing Gum
- 33. Racist Slang of Canada
- 34. Hudson's Bay Hymn Book
- 35. The Birch Tree: Word Lore & History
- 36. My Lord & Lady, your Origins, Please
- 37. To Parp a Klaxon?
- 38. No Rhyme for the Word Orange?
- 39. Notes from The Wording Room - # 1
- 41. Bastard Canoe
- 42. Death Euphemisms like VSA & Passing
- 43. Vole & Other Viking Words in English
- 44. Nappy: Origin of a Racist Insult
- 45. Farce: An Etymology (revised April 2007)
- 46. Horse Words: Some Etymologies
- 47. Herb as a Word
- 48. Tuque: Canada's National Headgear
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04.01.2009
OTHER WRITINGS, PUBLISHED & UNPUBLISHED
- 1. Word Study: Farce and its Etymology
- 2. Origins of 5 Spanish Female Personal Names: Carmen, Citlalli, España, Guadalupe, and Macarena
- 3. View the Latin epigraph for this site with a translation.
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04.01.2009
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Die "National Post" (Canada) bietet täglich einen "Wortartikel unter der Überschrift "Vocab Rehab" an.
Ich nehme an, dass diese die Abkürzung für "Vocabulary Rehabilitation" sein soll und das Ziel hat den (öffentlichen) "Wortschatz wiederherzustellen".
Auf jeden Fall gibt es auch immer etymologische Hinweise.
Die Suche nach "Vocab Rehab" liefert leider immer nur die Treffer der letzten sieben Tage.
Und so ergab die Suche am 01.08.2004:
Results for your search for "Vocab Rehab " for the last 7 days from the National Post.
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- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - The Latin word "umbrella", for "sunshade," is the diminutive form of umbra, meaning "shade," and provides the basis for modern umbrella (1610), which originally...
- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - RICE A prominent ingredient in many cooking traditions is "rice". The word comes to English (1234) as ris and rys from Middle French, from Greek oryza, ...
- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - WILD RICE The term "wild rice" (1748) first appears in English in the publication of Henry Ellis's A Voyage to Hudson's Bay ... in the years 1746 and 1747...
- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - A competition for athletes with physical disabilities arose following the Second World War, in 1948. "Paralympics" (1953), sometimes called Para-Olympics...
- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - The term "athlete" (1425) arose in reference to competitors in the public games of ancient Greece and Rome. Athletic (1636) has a similar original application...
- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - "Triathlon" (1973) is a competition in which each entrant competes in swimming (1500 metres), cycling (40 kilometres), and running (10 kilometres), in one...
- Vocab Rehab (National Post) - "CANOEING" - Canadian and U.S. paddlers demonstrated double-blading (the forerunner of modern kayaking) and Canadian (also called single-blading) in the 1924 Olympic...
Leider habe ich keinen Hinweis auf einen Newsletter zu "Vocab Rehab" gefunden.
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