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著者： Cooper Gentles
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 Learning about old words by making new ones.Cooper Gentles 2022 語学学習
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  • E2: Online Personae

    E2: Online Personae
    2023/01/20

    What do you call someone’s online persona? Whether it be an avatar, handle, or profile, we’ve never really had a specific word for the mask we wear online—until now! Find out what to call the carefully sculpted identities hiding on the other end of your screen!

    Pyg•ma•li•as

    noun. A person’s carefully constructed online identity on a social media/dating platform. I totally fell for his pygmalias, but then I actually met him!
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    22 分
  • E1: Inedible But Delicious

    E1: Inedible But Delicious
    2022/12/06

    Have you ever seen something you knew in your mind was inedible, yet in your heart of hearts looked delicious or yummy? You didn’t have a word for that feeling before—now you do! Learn about magpies, Greek gods, and the most forbidden snack: the Tide Pod.

    Pi•co•si•al

    adj. Describing something inedible that has a delicious or tantalizing appearance. The beaches of Fuerteventura have picosial algae, leading to the area’s internet name: “popcorn beach.”
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    16 分
  • E2.5: Eponyms! from Mythology!

    E2.5: Eponyms! from Mythology!
    2023/02/28

    On this half episode, we discuss the origin and etymology of words like: narcissist, erotic, martial, tantalizing, panic, and cereal! Did you know all these words come from mythological figures? They're eponyms! Yay!

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180531-how-womens-body-parts-have-been-named-after-men
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    15 分

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