The Secret Life of Words: English Words and Their Origins

Lecture 01: Winning Words, Banished Words, Part 1

Lecture 01: Winning Words, Banished Words, Part 2

Lecture 01: Winning Words, Banished Words, Part 3

Lecture 01: Winning Words, Banished Words, Part 4

Lecture 01: Winning Words, Banished Words, Part 5

Lecture 01: Winning Words, Banished Words, Part 6

Lecture 02: The Life of a Word, from Birth to Death, Part 1

Lecture 02: The Life of a Word, from Birth to Death, Part 2

Lecture 02: The Life of a Word, from Birth to Death, Part 3

Lecture 02: The Life of a Word, from Birth to Death, Part 4

Lecture 02: The Life of a Word, from Birth to Death, Part 5

Lecture 02: The Life of a Word, from Birth to Death, Part 6

Lecture 03: The Human Hands behind Dictionaries, Part 1

Lecture 03: The Human Hands behind Dictionaries, Part 2

Lecture 03: The Human Hands behind Dictionaries, Part 3

Lecture 03: The Human Hands behind Dictionaries, Part 4

Lecture 03: The Human Hands behind Dictionaries, Part 5

Lecture 03: The Human Hands behind Dictionaries, Part 6

Lecture 04: Treasure Houses, Theft, and Traps, Part 1

Lecture 04: Treasure Houses, Theft, and Traps, Part 2

Lecture 04: Treasure Houses, Theft, and Traps, Part 3

Lecture 04: Treasure Houses, Theft, and Traps, Part 4

Lecture 04: Treasure Houses, Theft, and Traps, Part 5

Lecture 04: Treasure Houses, Theft, and Traps, Part 6

Lecture 05: Yarn and Clues—New Word Meanings, Part 1

Lecture 05: Yarn and Clues—New Word Meanings, Part 2

Lecture 05: Yarn and Clues—New Word Meanings, Part 3

Lecture 05: Yarn and Clues—New Word Meanings, Part 4

Lecture 05: Yarn and Clues—New Word Meanings, Part 5

Lecture 05: Yarn and Clues—New Word Meanings, Part 6

Lecture 06: Smog, Mob, Bling—New Words, Part 1

Lecture 06: Smog, Mob, Bling—New Words, Part 2

Lecture 06: Smog, Mob, Bling—New Words, Part 3

Lecture 06: Smog, Mob, Bling—New Words, Part 4

Lecture 06: Smog, Mob, Bling—New Words, Part 5

Lecture 06: Smog, Mob, Bling—New Words, Part 6

Lecture 07: “Often” versus “Offen”—Pronunciation, Part 1

Lecture 07: “Often” versus “Offen”—Pronunciation, Part 2

Lecture 07: “Often” versus “Offen”—Pronunciation, Part 3

Lecture 07: “Often” versus “Offen”—Pronunciation, Part 4

Lecture 07: “Often” versus “Offen”—Pronunciation, Part 5

Lecture 07: “Often” versus “Offen”—Pronunciation, Part 6

Lecture 08: Fighting over Zippers, Part 1

Lecture 08: Fighting over Zippers, Part 2

Lecture 08: Fighting over Zippers, Part 3

Lecture 08: Fighting over Zippers, Part 4

Lecture 08: Fighting over Zippers, Part 5

Lecture 08: Fighting over Zippers, Part 6

Lecture 09: Opening the Early English Word-Hoard, Part 1

Lecture 09: Opening the Early English Word-Hoard, Part 2

Lecture 09: Opening the Early English Word-Hoard, Part 3

Lecture 09: Opening the Early English Word-Hoard, Part 4

Lecture 09: Opening the Early English Word-Hoard, Part 5

Lecture 09: Opening the Early English Word-Hoard, Part 6

Lecture 10: Safe and Sound—The French Invasion, Part 1

Lecture 10: Safe and Sound—The French Invasion, Part 2

Lecture 10: Safe and Sound—The French Invasion, Part 3

Lecture 10: Safe and Sound—The French Invasion, Part 4

Lecture 10: Safe and Sound—The French Invasion, Part 5

Lecture 10: Safe and Sound—The French Invasion, Part 6

Lecture 11: Magnifical Dexterity—Latin and Learning, Part 1

Lecture 11: Magnifical Dexterity—Latin and Learning, Part 2

Lecture 11: Magnifical Dexterity—Latin and Learning, Part 3

Lecture 11: Magnifical Dexterity—Latin and Learning, Part 4

Lecture 11: Magnifical Dexterity—Latin and Learning, Part 5

Lecture 11: Magnifical Dexterity—Latin and Learning, Part 6

Lecture 12: Chutzpah to Pajamas—World Borrowings, Part 1

Lecture 12: Chutzpah to Pajamas—World Borrowings, Part 2

Lecture 12: Chutzpah to Pajamas—World Borrowings, Part 3

Lecture 12: Chutzpah to Pajamas—World Borrowings, Part 4

Lecture 12: Chutzpah to Pajamas—World Borrowings, Part 5

Lecture 12: Chutzpah to Pajamas—World Borrowings, Part 6

Lecture 13: The Pop/Soda/Coke Divide, Part 1

Lecture 13: The Pop/Soda/Coke Divide, Part 2

Lecture 13: The Pop/Soda/Coke Divide, Part 3

Lecture 13: The Pop/Soda/Coke Divide, Part 4

Lecture 13: The Pop/Soda/Coke Divide, Part 5

Lecture 13: The Pop/Soda/Coke Divide, Part 6

Lecture 14: Maths, Wombats, and Les Bluejeans, Part 1

Lecture 14: Maths, Wombats, and Les Bluejeans, Part 2

Lecture 14: Maths, Wombats, and Les Bluejeans, Part 3

Lecture 14: Maths, Wombats, and Les Bluejeans, Part 4

Lecture 14: Maths, Wombats, and Les Bluejeans, Part 5

Lecture 14: Maths, Wombats, and Les Bluejeans, Part 6

Lecture 15: Foot and Pedestrian—Word Cousins, Part 1

Lecture 15: Foot and Pedestrian—Word Cousins, Part 2

Lecture 15: Foot and Pedestrian—Word Cousins, Part 3

Lecture 15: Foot and Pedestrian—Word Cousins, Part 4

Lecture 15: Foot and Pedestrian—Word Cousins, Part 5

Lecture 15: Foot and Pedestrian—Word Cousins, Part 6

Lecture 16: Desultory Somersaults—Latin Roots, Part 1

Lecture 16: Desultory Somersaults—Latin Roots, Part 2

Lecture 16: Desultory Somersaults—Latin Roots, Part 3

Lecture 16: Desultory Somersaults—Latin Roots, Part 4

Lecture 16: Desultory Somersaults—Latin Roots, Part 5

Lecture 16: Desultory Somersaults—Latin Roots, Part 6

Lecture 17: Analogous Prologues—Greek Roots, Part 1

Lecture 17: Analogous Prologues—Greek Roots, Part 2

Lecture 17: Analogous Prologues—Greek Roots, Part 3

Lecture 17: Analogous Prologues—Greek Roots, Part 4

Lecture 17: Analogous Prologues—Greek Roots, Part 5

Lecture 17: Analogous Prologues—Greek Roots, Part 6

Lecture 18: The Tough Stuff of English Spelling, Part 1

Lecture 18: The Tough Stuff of English Spelling, Part 2

Lecture 18: The Tough Stuff of English Spelling, Part 3

Lecture 18: The Tough Stuff of English Spelling, Part 4

Lecture 18: The Tough Stuff of English Spelling, Part 5

Lecture 18: The Tough Stuff of English Spelling, Part 6

Lecture 19: The b in Debt—Meddling in Spelling, Part 1

Lecture 19: The b in Debt—Meddling in Spelling, Part 2

Lecture 19: The b in Debt—Meddling in Spelling, Part 3

Lecture 19: The b in Debt—Meddling in Spelling, Part 4

Lecture 19: The b in Debt—Meddling in Spelling, Part 5

Lecture 19: The b in Debt—Meddling in Spelling, Part 6

Lecture 20: Of Mice, Men, and Y’All, Part 1

Lecture 20: Of Mice, Men, and Y’All, Part 2

Lecture 20: Of Mice, Men, and Y’All, Part 3

Lecture 20: Of Mice, Men, and Y’All, Part 4

Lecture 20: Of Mice, Men, and Y’All, Part 5

Lecture 20: Of Mice, Men, and Y’All, Part 6

Lecture 21: I’m Good … Or Am I Well?, Part 1

Lecture 21: I’m Good … Or Am I Well?, Part 2

Lecture 21: I’m Good … Or Am I Well?, Part 3

Lecture 21: I’m Good … Or Am I Well?, Part 4

Lecture 21: I’m Good … Or Am I Well?, Part 5

Lecture 21: I’m Good … Or Am I Well?, Part 6

Lecture 22: How Snuck Sneaked In, Part 1

Lecture 22: How Snuck Sneaked In, Part 2

Lecture 22: How Snuck Sneaked In, Part 3

Lecture 22: How Snuck Sneaked In, Part 4

Lecture 22: How Snuck Sneaked In, Part 5

Lecture 22: How Snuck Sneaked In, Part 6

Lecture 23: Um, Well, Like, You Know, Part 1

Lecture 23: Um, Well, Like, You Know, Part 2

Lecture 23: Um, Well, Like, You Know, Part 3

Lecture 23: Um, Well, Like, You Know, Part 4

Lecture 23: Um, Well, Like, You Know, Part 5

Lecture 23: Um, Well, Like, You Know, Part 6

Lecture 24: Wicked Cool—The Irreverence of Slang, Part 1

Lecture 24: Wicked Cool—The Irreverence of Slang, Part 2

Lecture 24: Wicked Cool—The Irreverence of Slang, Part 3

Lecture 24: Wicked Cool—The Irreverence of Slang, Part 4

Lecture 24: Wicked Cool—The Irreverence of Slang, Part 5

Lecture 24: Wicked Cool—The Irreverence of Slang, Part 6

Lecture 25: Boy Toys and Bad Eggs—Slangy Wordplay, Part 1

Lecture 25: Boy Toys and Bad Eggs—Slangy Wordplay, Part 2

Lecture 25: Boy Toys and Bad Eggs—Slangy Wordplay, Part 3

Lecture 25: Boy Toys and Bad Eggs—Slangy Wordplay, Part 4

Lecture 25: Boy Toys and Bad Eggs—Slangy Wordplay, Part 5

Lecture 25: Boy Toys and Bad Eggs—Slangy Wordplay, Part 6

Lecture 26: Spinster, Bachelor, Guy, Dude, Part 1

Lecture 26: Spinster, Bachelor, Guy, Dude, Part 2

Lecture 26: Spinster, Bachelor, Guy, Dude, Part 3

Lecture 26: Spinster, Bachelor, Guy, Dude, Part 4

Lecture 26: Spinster, Bachelor, Guy, Dude, Part 5

Lecture 26: Spinster, Bachelor, Guy, Dude, Part 6

Lecture 27: Firefighters and Freshpersons, Part 1

Lecture 27: Firefighters and Freshpersons, Part 2

Lecture 27: Firefighters and Freshpersons, Part 3

Lecture 27: Firefighters and Freshpersons, Part 4

Lecture 27: Firefighters and Freshpersons, Part 5

Lecture 27: Firefighters and Freshpersons, Part 6

Lecture 28: A Slam Dunk—The Language of Sports, Part 1

Lecture 28: A Slam Dunk—The Language of Sports, Part 2

Lecture 28: A Slam Dunk—The Language of Sports, Part 3

Lecture 28: A Slam Dunk—The Language of Sports, Part 4

Lecture 28: A Slam Dunk—The Language of Sports, Part 5

Lecture 28: A Slam Dunk—The Language of Sports, Part 6

Lecture 29: Fooling Around—The Language of Love, Part 1

Lecture 29: Fooling Around—The Language of Love, Part 2

Lecture 29: Fooling Around—The Language of Love, Part 3

Lecture 29: Fooling Around—The Language of Love, Part 4

Lecture 29: Fooling Around—The Language of Love, Part 5

Lecture 29: Fooling Around—The Language of Love, Part 6

Lecture 30: Gung Ho—The Language of War, Part 1

Lecture 30: Gung Ho—The Language of War, Part 2

Lecture 30: Gung Ho—The Language of War, Part 3

Lecture 30: Gung Ho—The Language of War, Part 4

Lecture 30: Gung Ho—The Language of War, Part 5

Lecture 30: Gung Ho—The Language of War, Part 6

Lecture 31: Filibustering—The Language of Politics, Part 1

Lecture 31: Filibustering—The Language of Politics, Part 2

Lecture 31: Filibustering—The Language of Politics, Part 3

Lecture 31: Filibustering—The Language of Politics, Part 4

Lecture 31: Filibustering—The Language of Politics, Part 5

Lecture 31: Filibustering—The Language of Politics, Part 6

Lecture 32: LOL—The Language of the Internet, Part 1

Lecture 32: LOL—The Language of the Internet, Part 2

Lecture 32: LOL—The Language of the Internet, Part 3

Lecture 32: LOL—The Language of the Internet, Part 4

Lecture 32: LOL—The Language of the Internet, Part 5

Lecture 32: LOL—The Language of the Internet, Part 6

Lecture 33: #$@%!—Forbidden Words, Part 1

Lecture 33: #$@%!—Forbidden Words, Part 2

Lecture 33: #$@%!—Forbidden Words, Part 3

Lecture 33: #$@%!—Forbidden Words, Part 4

Lecture 33: #$@%!—Forbidden Words, Part 5

Lecture 33: #$@%!—Forbidden Words, Part 6

Lecture 34: Couldn’t (or Could) Care Less, Part 1

Lecture 34: Couldn’t (or Could) Care Less, Part 2

Lecture 34: Couldn’t (or Could) Care Less, Part 3

Lecture 34: Couldn’t (or Could) Care Less, Part 4

Lecture 34: Couldn’t (or Could) Care Less, Part 5

Lecture 34: Couldn’t (or Could) Care Less, Part 6

Lecture 35: Musquirt and Other Lexical Gaps, Part 1

Lecture 35: Musquirt and Other Lexical Gaps, Part 2

Lecture 35: Musquirt and Other Lexical Gaps, Part 3

Lecture 35: Musquirt and Other Lexical Gaps, Part 4

Lecture 35: Musquirt and Other Lexical Gaps, Part 5

Lecture 35: Musquirt and Other Lexical Gaps, Part 6

Lecture 36: Playing Fast and Loose with Words, Part 1

Lecture 36: Playing Fast and Loose with Words, Part 2

Lecture 36: Playing Fast and Loose with Words, Part 3

Lecture 36: Playing Fast and Loose with Words, Part 4

Lecture 36: Playing Fast and Loose with Words, Part 5

Lecture 36: Playing Fast and Loose with Words, Part 6