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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Word Power: Republican
Word Power will be a weekly blog that is intended to teach you the etymology and construction of everyday words. Etymology in short is understanding the origin of words and how the word has evolved throughout history. Today’s lesson is to understand the etymology of the word republican and other words associated with it.
Republican (Noun): [...]
Popularity: 6% [?]
14 Comments » - Posted in Etymology, History, International, Politics by Gregory Rineberg
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Make Sure You Vote in 2008!
With the 2008 presidential elections a little less than a month away, citizens all around the country are gearing up to cast their votes (hopefully) on November 4th. This presidential election is shaping up to be one of epic proportions as the elected President will without a doubt inherit not only a political mess, but [...]
Popularity: 8% [?]
18 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, Politics by Gregory Rineberg
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Word Power: Economy
Word Power will be a weekly blog that is intended to teach you the etymology and construction of everyday words. Etymology in short is understanding the origin of words and how the word has evolved throughout history. Today’s lesson is to understand the etymology of the word economy and other words associated with it.
Economy (Noun): [...]
Popularity: 9% [?]
5 Comments » - Posted in Economics, Etymology, History by Gregory Rineberg
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Who Is Jason Morgan?
I had the opportunity to ask fellow Babeler Jason Morgan some serious questions and some fun questions. I met Jason in college as I was a friend of Greg Molyneux and would travel to TCNJ for weekend parties. So brace yourself for you are about to go on a quest to fully understand [...]
Popularity: 7% [?]
4 Comments » - Posted in Babeled by Gregory Rineberg
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Word Power: Politics
Word Power will be a weekly (Thursday’s hopefully) course that is intended to teach you the etymology and construction of everyday words. Etymology in short is understanding the origins of a word and how a word has evolved throughout history. Today’s lesson is to understand the word politics and words associated with it.
Politics (Noun): [pol - i-tics] The [...]
Popularity: 14% [?]
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