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Schedules, Shillings, & Marriages: How Borrowed Words Shape Modern English
Episode 101
Published 6 days, 4 hours ago
Description
This episode traces the journey of three iconic borrowed words—'schedule', 'shilling', and 'marriage'—from their origins in Latin, Old French, and medieval coinage to their modern‑day pronunciations, idioms, and legal usage. We explore how Norman conquest, printing, colonial expansion, and the digital age have all left fingerprints on these words and on English itself.
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