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Site title: Useless Etymology – offbeat word origins for curious minds

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The following is a passage from my book, Useless Etymology, which will soon get paperback and audiobook editions.

You know, I used know the origin of the word oblivion, but I seem to have forgotten it....


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The following is adapted from a book I recently coauthored with Shannon Miller: A Miscellany of Weird & Wonderful Facts for Curious Humans Who Have Nothing Better to Do Than Read (You Know Who You Are).


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