My post today is a short piece by Anika Okrent about some of the many English word pairs that seem to be etymologically related but actually are not. Here's a link to the original. Enjoy. 15 pairs of words that seem etymologically related but aren't There's no bomb in bombast ARIKA OKRENT MARCH 10, 2015 Share … Continue reading Anika Okrent — Pen and Pencil, Male and Female Come from Different Roots
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