Episode Synopsis "Ep.18: Etymology and English Words"

Join us this episode to learn about the origin of some English words and phrases! Do you know why we call them "hot dogs"? What about Winston Churchill and his famously eccentric wordsmithing? We talk about popular words that fade from existence and then take a quiz on some Gen Z phrases. 

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