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etymology quiz
23 Monday Jul 2012

I think I had a similar score. I don’t remember the exact score.
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I got 8 of 10 — blew “wiki” and “minestrone.” But what am I supposed to know from wiki? I studied linguistics in the 70s and I’m not sure wiki is in the OUD even yet.
Oddly I had an etymological night terror last night. Seriously.
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I wonder what the etymology of etomology is …
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Ha! You get extra points for that. Fixed now.
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8 out of 10 – the wonders of guesswork.
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