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A scolding? A loving wish? A whispered hope? A field of blank snow, or ten perfect flakes? The ether asks you which you are.
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A scolding? A loving wish? A whispered hope? A field of blank snow, or ten perfect flakes? The ether asks you which you are.
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"As fear is the principle of despotic government, its end is tranquility ; but this tranquility cannot be called a peace : no, it is only the silence of those towns which the enemy is ready to invade."
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"As fear is the principle of despotic government, its end is tranquility ; but this tranquility cannot be called a peace : no, it is only the silence of those towns which the enemy is ready to invade."
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
"As virtue is necessary in a republic, and in a monarchy honor, so fear is necessary in a despotic government : with regard to virtue, there is no occasion for it, and honor would be extremely dangerous."
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"As virtue is necessary in a republic, and in a monarchy honor, so fear is necessary in a despotic government : with regard to virtue, there is no occasion for it, and honor would be extremely dangerous."
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
[Montesquieu, "The Spirit of the Laws," 1748, Hafner Library translation]
Etymonline's Doug Harper sat down recently with Grammar Girl's Mignon Fogarty and we nerdified about words. See what you think! "Grammar" is top of the etymonline trending list today. Take it as a sign.
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Etymonline's Doug Harper sat down recently with Grammar Girl's Mignon Fogarty and we nerdified about words. See what you think! "Grammar" is top of the etymonline trending list today. Take it as a sign.
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It's not what you think.
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This recommendation is out of etymonline's lane. Except that love like English also is a language and both involve tongues. If you crave a cove of humanity, there's one in this podcast, which is knife-sharp and human-soft all at once. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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just mucking about in history.
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just mucking about in history.
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This morning's etymonline Trending Words list. Thanks to the London tabloids and somehow a Kardashian we dumped merkins in everyone's breakfast feed. Also, apologies to this morning's classroom spelling teachers.
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This morning's etymonline Trending Words list. Thanks to the London tabloids and somehow a Kardashian we dumped merkins in everyone's breakfast feed. Also, apologies to this morning's classroom spelling teachers.
In Halloween season 2025, is it acceptable to speak of "spooks" and "spooky?" Don't ask us; we live in the past. But those words have twisty history:
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In Halloween season 2025, is it acceptable to speak of "spooks" and "spooky?" Don't ask us; we live in the past. But those words have twisty history:
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Today's Etymonline weather report and daily Jumble clues.
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Today's Etymonline weather report and daily Jumble clues.
"And the fire and the rose are one." Cut 5 and 8 and it flows top to end like a sermon heard from a distant room.
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"And the fire and the rose are one." Cut 5 and 8 and it flows top to end like a sermon heard from a distant room.
Today's etymonline weather forecast and Emily Dickinson rough draft. Feels more cheerful than usual. "Hello, enigma!" "Good morning, Science!" Do you like this hat? No.
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Today's etymonline weather forecast and Emily Dickinson rough draft. Feels more cheerful than usual. "Hello, enigma!" "Good morning, Science!" Do you like this hat? No.
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Today's etymonline weather forecast and aria libretto. It opens mundane but comes to life midway. "Gauze philosophy." "Holy resilience!" Then the villain-name du jour, "Histamine Rigmarole."
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Today's etymonline weather forecast and aria libretto. It opens mundane but comes to life midway. "Gauze philosophy." "Holy resilience!" Then the villain-name du jour, "Histamine Rigmarole."
Today's Etymonline Weather Forecast and Poetry Slam Stage Name Generator (dibs on Resilient Doughnut)
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[must have been a quiz out there somewhere yesterday, involving place names in "-mouth." As for the rest of it, there's a "trending" trend for the last five or six words on the list to form a subplot of their own, occasionally whimsical].
[must have been a quiz out there somewhere yesterday, involving place names in "-mouth." As for the rest of it, there's a "trending" trend for the last five or six words on the list to form a subplot of their own, occasionally whimsical].
August 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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[must have been a quiz out there somewhere yesterday, involving place names in "-mouth." As for the rest of it, there's a "trending" trend for the last five or six words on the list to form a subplot of their own, occasionally whimsical].
[must have been a quiz out there somewhere yesterday, involving place names in "-mouth." As for the rest of it, there's a "trending" trend for the last five or six words on the list to form a subplot of their own, occasionally whimsical].
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English and French get along like step-sisters raised together. English and German are twins separated at birth.
English and French get along like step-sisters raised together. English and German are twins separated at birth.
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English and French get along like step-sisters raised together. English and German are twins separated at birth.
English and French get along like step-sisters raised together. English and German are twins separated at birth.