This is the only pirate reference you’re getting from me. •
Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about this: •
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Graphics by William Marler:
Audio mix by Graham Haerther and Manuel Simon at Standard Studios:
REFERENCES:
[etymologies from OED and M-W]
Sanchez, T. (2005). Constraints on structural borrowing
... in a multilingual contact situation. DoctoraShow more