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 (DIR) Post #AZ0EbysvlDm4Pq7lce by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-08-22T22:29:55Z
       
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       Here's a fun little etymology tidbit I just came across:The root of the word "pejorative" is the Proto-Indo European "ped-" — the same root that means "foot" in "pedal" and "pedestrian."According to Etymonline, the whole meaning of "ped-" to "to walk, stumble, or impair," and it's from those bad meanings that we get "pejorative."I never would have guessed that "pejorative" was related to "pedicure."#etymology #words #WordNerd
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0EiIuwC4IcHa4uAq by vincent@mastodon.coffee
       2023-08-22T22:31:02Z
       
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       @grammargirl etymonline is such an amazing resource
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0F0FguvXPRUP4vLM by BPDuggan@mas.to
       2023-08-22T22:34:18Z
       
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       @grammargirl If you got a bad pedicure then you should use a pejorative!
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0FmBhj3Nxz1YJXDk by LinuxAndYarn@mastodon.social
       2023-08-22T22:42:56Z
       
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       @grammargirl So, Pejorative was derived from "to be crushed underfoot"?
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0GJI9K6zIwZN0Y7s by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-08-22T22:48:54Z
       
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       @LinuxAndYarn I think it was more related to stumbling.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0IPtdPr3TITSMPg0 by ronsboy67@mas.to
       2023-08-22T23:12:23Z
       
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       @grammargirl It makes throwing a sandal an especially apt kind of pejorative action (different lang fam ofc, but still) 😀
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0SphjthfiueTKxiy by dean90815dean@episcodon.net
       2023-08-23T01:09:16Z
       
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       @grammargirl I double checked with the American Heritage Dictionary. I would never have guessed that etymology. I love learning new stuff that I'll never forget. Thank you.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0T8ueltwIKDT6BaS by Subrote@chaosfem.tw
       2023-08-23T01:12:45Z
       
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       @grammargirl ...huh. thats super cool!
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0TkcWRlwpmyhBYCu by EchoTango5179@fosstodon.org
       2023-08-23T01:19:32Z
       
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       @grammargirl
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0TpCSi5iapbLcZoO by Itchy@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-08-23T01:20:21Z
       
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       @grammargirl History of English Podcast is wonderful. It is chronological and a fascinating history lesson each time.https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/episodes/
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0UAr5mDzEfh8Dj1M by RandomCanuck@mstdn.ca
       2023-08-23T01:24:16Z
       
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       @grammargirl I am so glad you’re here. Thanks for 5his little tidbit.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ0W2IfMXHGUW2uhd2 by statesdj@genomic.social
       2023-08-23T01:45:08Z
       
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       @grammargirl Loved the discussion of a words. Ironic that atom, the indivisible unit of chemistry, started life as two words
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ4qpBPF5mOdu8neJE by Dennis1212@mas.to
       2023-08-25T03:56:53Z
       
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       @grammargirl and pedophile and pederasty and pedantic