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Bill Casselman television column for Maclean's magazine: "Ustinov in Russia" May 1979


Bill Casselman column for Canadian Geographic magazine March 1997: Nincompoop Bureaucrats Bungle a Bridge Name


Bill Casselman Etymology of the Word "Farce"


Bill Casselman Origin of 5 Spanish Female Personal Names

 

 

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Barry Callaghan:Essays on His Works

A page with a sample from an essay by Bill Casselman

 

 

Book Reviews of Word Books

#1: Curse & Berate in 69+ Languages   March 2008

 

Brand & Product Name Origins

Telestrator: Origin of a Product Name

 

 

ESL Features at www.billcasselman.com

ESL Hints

Canadian Sayings for ESL Students explained in plain English

 

 

Bill Casselman's Canadian Word of the Day™

Index to Archives of BC's CWOD

Saskatoon: Origin of the Word

Parka: Origin of the Word

Pibloktoq: Origin of the Word

Bivver: Origin of the Word

Neuromancer

Canada & Canuck: Origin of the Words

Régale: Its Unique Canadian Meaning

Hootch: A Word for Home Brew Made Popular in Canada

Bonspiel: Origin of a Curling Term

Wanigan

Famous Canadian Surnames Explained

Avril Lavigne's Surname Explained

Kalan Porter's New Word

Fish and Brewis

Stumping: New Brunswick Courting Practice & Corduroy Roads

Chimo ! : Meaning of an Inuit Greeting

Festiglace & Quebec Winter Words

Diana Krall: The Meaning of her Names

Prairie: Origin of the Word

Kiack: Origin of Nova Scotia Fish Word

Gorby: Muskoka Insult

Beaver: Origin of the Word

Castor canadensis

Orillia: Spanish Place Names in Canada (1 of 3)

Tofino, Quadra, Galiano, Valdes (2)

Almonte, Oro Grande Gulch, Alhambra (3)

Summer & The Origins of the Words for the 4 Seasons

 

 

 

 

 

Zed & Zee in Canadian Speech & Spelling

Canadian Summer Sayings: Happy Sayings Just to Laugh About

Canadian, Eh? The True Story of an Interjection

Skookum: A British Columbia Word

Sockeye Salmon & Ichthyology & Ichthys as Christian Symbol

The Origins of the Names of the Great Lakes

Cyberbully: New Canadian Word

Crokinole: A Canadian Origin?

 

  

            

How To Submit Canadian Sayings to Bill Casselman for Possible Publication

 

 

Casselman's Canadian Words sample page one: Introducing Canadian words

page two: Scum-Sucking Monsters from a Cold Canadian Hell

page three: Skookum, Skookumchuck, Chicamin, Chinook, Muckamuck, Hyak, Siwash

page four: The Name 'Lake Huron' is a Racist Insult.

page five: Origin of the Word 'Sockeye' Salmon

page six: Wapatoo and 'Wap' & 'Wab' roots in Aboriginal Words

page seven: Mottoes of Canada, The Provinces & Territories

page eight: Régale

page nine: Hootch

page ten: Klondike & Yukon from Gwich'in Language

page eleven: Labrador: Meaning of the Place Name

page twelve: Bobskates

page thirteen: To Fox a Horse: PEI Historical Phrase

page fourteen: Boucan, Ballard Effect, Chanting the Cock, Misery Fiddle: Canadian History Words 



 

Casselmania: Origin & Lore of the Word 'Prairie'


Casselmania (Casselman's Canadian Words volume two) sample page two: Short Quiz


Casselmania sample page three: Origin of Greeting Terms like Ave atque Vale, Hello, Ciao, Chimo

Casselmania: Index of Table of Contents

Casselmania: Preface of the book

Casselmania: As Canadian as Eh, Eh?

Alberta's Hoodoo: Origin of the Word is Controversial

 

 

Canadian Food Words by Bill Casselman sample page one: Introduction


page two: Newfoundland Food Words like Lassy Mogs, Pratie Oatens, Scrunchins, and Squatum


page three: Prince Edward Island's Irish Moss Words


page four: British Columbia's Gooeyduck or Geoduck


page five: Ontario Food Words like Pablum, Beavertails, and Haw-eaters


page six: the Quebec and Acadian Food Word 'Poutine

The Origin of the Word Acadia & A Short History of Acadia

Lunenburg Pudding, Bowels & Sausages

Mangeurs de lard versus Hivernants: Historical insult from Canada's North

Eggplant & Aubergine: Origins of 2 Non-Canadian Food Words

Moose Muffle Soup: A Canadian Pioneer Recipe

Cocagne, New Brunswick: Origin of a Place Name in a Food Term

Capillaire & Wintergreen: Little Teas of the Woods

Colcannon Night in Newfoundland Labrador

Butter Tart: 100% Canadian Pastry

Rock Tripe: An Emergency Food in the Canadian Wilderness

Miner's Lettuce or montia perfoliata: A British Columbia Phrase

Apple Words & Their Sources

Onion & Garlic words in English & French

Tourtière & Omelette: Food Words Named After Their Cooking Utensils

 

 

Canadian Garden Words sample page one: How Botanical Names Work plus Origin of Flower Names like Nasturtium, Pansy, and Cowslip


page two: Origin of Plant Names like Camas, Mistletoe, Orchid, Avocado, Aubergine, Daisy, and Aster

 

 

 

 

 

page three: Samara or Maple Key, Ojibwa Maple Myth, and Extensive History of the Word 'Maple'

page four: Spruce: Origin of the Tree Name - Part 1

page five: Spruce - Part 2

page six: Canadian Primrose: Origin of Botanical Name

page seven: Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, floral emblem of Newfoundland & Labrador

page eight: Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum: origin of words

page nine: Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis: origin of the names

page ten: Canadian Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense

page eleven: Botanical Names: A Quick Guide in 3 Pages

page twelve: Canada Yew: origin of word and of botanical name Taxus

Fireweed: Flower of the Yukon

 

Canadian Place Names

Fulda, Saskatchewan: Origin of a town's Name

 

 

Canadian Place Names - Unpublished

Dilbit & Synbit: Alberta Oil Words & Places

 

 

Canadian Words & Sayings: New 2006 Book - promo page # 1

 

 

Canadian Sayings sample pages: Folk Expressions from every Canadian Province and Territory


page two: Funny Retorts and Proverbial Jokes


page three: Expressions about Well-being

 

 

Canadian Sayings Two by Bill Casselman sample page one: More Expressions from across Canada


page two: 20 Zinger Expressions from Canada


page three: Folk Expressions about Bad Luck

 

page four: Canadian Winter & Cold Sayings

 

 

Canadian Sayings 3 by Bill Casselman sample page one: More Breezy Adages & Snappy Quips

page two: Examples of Canuck Folk Speech

page three: Expressions about Drinking Too Much

10 Sayings Every Canadian Should Know

Canadian Saying about FEAR

 

 

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Canadian Sayings Not Yet Published in My Books

Alberta Folk Saying about Cattle Ranching

Hell's Out for Recess

Canadian Saying about Stephen Harper

Canadian Sayings about Death

Canadian Sayings Fall 2007 A New Batch

Canadian Sayings - New - Jan 2008

 

 

Dictionary of Medical Derivations by Bill Casselman sample page one: Study of the Word Delirium

sample page two: Origin of the Word Angina, of the Root *Ankh & Coronary

sample page three: Origin of Mammogram and Mammoplasty

sample page four: Origin of the Word Cancer & A Note on Medical Euphemism

sample page five: Origin of the Words Malaria, Collagen, Colloid, Protocol, and Caduceus

sample page six: Origin of Words Clitoris, Penis, and Phallos

sample page seven: origin of the Word Forceps

sample page eight: Origin of the Words Sac and Aneurysm

sample page nine: Origin of the Word Thyroid

sample page ten: Origin of the Word Insulin

sample page eleven: Origin of the Words Proximal & Distal

sample page twelve: Origin of the Words Idiopathic & Idiosyncrasy

page thirteen: Sebum: origin of a medical term

page fourteen: Carotid Artery: origin of the medical words

page fifteen: Hysteria: The Just Death of a Medical Word

 

 

Contact Bill Casselman by Email

 

 

Copyright Information about the Words and Images on this website

 

English as a Secobnd Language Features on this website

Canadian Sayings for ESL Students - # 1

ESL Hints for Teachers

Canadian Sayings for ESL Students - # 2 (#1 revised and expanded)

 

 

Features & Services Page

Internal Links to Various Kinds of Site Information

 

 

Fruit Name Origins

Lemon & Lime Word Lore

 

 

Halloween Items

Inuit Noise Ghost: A Canadian Halloween Monster

Gougou: Canadian Halloween Monster

Vintage Halloween Cards: A Small Gallery

Oak Words of the World - Part 1

Oak Words Part 2: Druid, Mistletoe & Oak Tree Myths

Oak Words Part 3: Oak Surnames & Oak Place Names

Wendigo: Cannibal Fiend of The North Woods

 

Humour, Newspaper Columns & Juvenilia

Uncle Billy's Toys for 2008 - humour

 

 

Letters to Canadian Word of the Day

Letters - posted November 2007

Letters - January 2007

Recent Letters - October 2005

Letters - January 2005

Letter Answered about Medved, Russian 'bear'

Letters about the Pays des Illinois American French Dialect - June 25 2008

 

 

Links

 

 

New Year's Pages

2005 - Brief Comment on one of William Blake's illustrations to The Book of Job

2006 Update of Blake page

Veisalgia = Hangover: Medical Word History

Sabrage: New Year's Eve Word

Toast & Toasting: Origins

Champagne: Origin of the Word

 

New Words: The New Noun & Verb "Shart"

Fidiot

Creepy New English Verb: To Tase

 

Panopticon of Verbal Rarities

Rarities Collection # 1

Rarities Collection # 2

Rarities Collection #3

 

 

Place Names of the World

Arabic Place Names - Part 1

 

 

Québec Sayings / Les Dits Québécois

French-Canadian Sayings- part one

French-Canadian Sayings - part two

Québec Sayings - part three

Quebec Sayings & Current Expressions - part 4

 

Québec Sayings # 5  &  Metathesis Explained

Québec Sayings # 6 L'Épluchette:Quebec Corn Roast/Husking Bee

Québec Sayings # 7 - Tuque Expressions & Other Quebecisms

Québec Sayings # 8 -Bread Words & The Meanings of Habitant

Québec Sayings Part # 9 : Donner la Bascule, Cul, Cule, Cul-de-Sac, Culbert, Cul de Lampe, Cul de Four

Quebec Sayings # 10 - Gorlot Phrases

Chiard & Fecal Word Origins

Marde & Merde & Other Quebec Vulgarisms

Québec Insults & Sayings - Part 8 - not the same as Bread Words above

Le Mitin: A Québec Borrowing from English 

Poupoune: Québec Word in the News

British Reporter Can't Spell Québec Words

 

 

Questions & Answers # 1: Origin of the Phrase "For the Love of Mike!"

Question & Answers# 2: Origin of the Sports Term Hat Trick

Q&A # 3: The "Vicar of Bray" Saying

 

 

Recipe for Silly Chilli by Billy

 

 

Surnames of the World

Dmitri Medvedev: Origin of Russian Names

Mozart: The Surprising Meaning of his Surname revised and expanded June 2008

 

Unpublished Pieces by Bill Casselman

5 Spanish Female Names Etymologized

Unpublished Canadian Sayings Collected Oct 2006

Catnip & Cat: Their Etymologies

Prickly Pear Cactus: Canada's Most Common Native Cactus & Nopalitos Notes

Anishinaabe: Origin of an Ethnonym

Skid Means 'Street Kid.'

Mask, Masquerade, Mascara & Mas Band

Calgary Stampede: Origin of the Word

Oodles of Schnoodles: Revolting New Dog Names

Canadian West Coast Expressions

Bad Names for New Cars

Hoodoo Origins & Dictionary Makers

Albertosaurus: A Canadian Dinosaur

Crowdsourcing: Sleazy New Word - Sleazy Old Scam

A Swarm of Bee Words

Cephalic, The Vein with the Wrong Name

Alberta Horse Words & Your Coccyx

Unpublished Canadian Sayings posted June 20, 2007

Fee & Other Cow Words Part 1

Cow Words Part 2: Cow, Vache & Vacca

Cow Words Part 3: Vaccine & Pecuniary

Sputnik: Russian Etymology of the Word

Fennel & Finocchio: Origin of the Plant's Name

Oak Words of the World - Part 1

Oak Words Part 2: Druid, Mistletoe & Oak Tree Myths

Oak Words Part 3: Oak Surnames & Oak Place Names

"Bordens & Brownies"- Canadian Racetrack Slang

Sousveillance: Coined by a Canadian

Slang of Canada: Part 2: Nippertipping & Bumsicle

Cryosphere & Cryonics

Sinus: A Medical Examination of the Word

English Words from Chinese, Like Tea

Astrobleme: A Geology word Examined

Giclée: A Printing Term

Lariat, Lasso & Honda: Cowboy Words

Porcelain: A Marco Polo Word

Origins of "White" Colour Adjectives 

Twat: Origin of a Rude Word

Cunt: A Blunt Etymology of the Word

Juniper & Gin: from Landscape to Larynx

Why I am NOT a Word Cop: 2008 Canada Day Essay

Geophagy: Eating Dirt

 

 

Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine's Day 2007

 

 

What's in a Canadian Name? by Bill Casselman sample page one: Introduction to Canadian Names like Shania, Mike Bullard, and Neve Campbell.


page two: Origin & Etymology of the Surname 'Adams'


page three: Origin of the Surname 'Trudeau'

Name joke: Name Changes Can Alter a Person's Entire Life

Keanu Reeves: The Meanings of his Names / sample page four of WIACN

Michael Ignatieff: Origin of his Surname / sample page five of WIACN

Veronica Tennant: origins of the given name and the surname / sample page six of WIACN

Banting: Origin of a Famous Canadian surname / sample page seven of WIACN

Mozart: Surprising Origin of his Surname. Yes, We Know It's Not a Canadian Surname. Duhhhh!

The Real McCoy, Elijah McCoy: Canadian Origin of the Phrase

Tilley: Origin of a Famous Canadian Surname

Louis Dudek: Origin of a Canadian Surname

Abbott & McNab: Origin of These Surnames Together with Relevant Hebrew & Arabic Word Lore

Ed Stelmach: Origin of the Alberta Premier's Surname

Dion & Dionne: Origin of 2 Québec Surnames

 

 

Winter Words

Winter Words & Rare Words & Year-End Email 2007

Quinzhee: A Canadian Winter Shelter Word

 

 

Wintergram Archives - Selected entries only

Wintergram 2007

Wintergram 2006

Wintergram Archives Index Page

The Man Who Drew Santa: Thomas Nast

Medieval Woodcut of Time with a Scythe

1956 Canadian Skier Stamp

Japanese Woodblock of Snow Falling on a Temple

Do Dogs Do Snow Angels?

Thomas Nast: The Man Who Designed Santa Claus: Revised & Expanded column of Decemer 2007

 

 

 

The Wording Room™:   features my newest unpublished word lore & etymology

Origin of the Showbiz Phrase "A Risley Act"

Origin of the Word Easter in the Name of a Pagan Goddess

Origin of the Word Wop

The page on the Order of Canada motto is no longer available on this website.

Shart: A New Verb & A New Noun

Boche: Origin of a Racist Slur

Is Ded Moroz, Russia's 'Grandfather Frost' cognate with English word dad?

Cappuccino: Origin of the Word

Pomegranate & the Mistake in its Botanical Name

Basketball Coach & Hungarian Cart: Same Word!

Asbestos: Changing the Name of a Quebec Town

Clavier, Clef, Clavell, Enclave, Exclave

Autoclave & Moon Base Clavius

Clavicle: New Origin of Anatomical Term

Conclave, Keys of the Kingdom

Mother: Etymology of the Word

Wog: Origin of a Racist Insult

Funis, Latin 'rope' & Funiculi, Funicula!

Digitariat: Newish Computer Word

Antumbra & Words Derived from Latin umbra 'shadow'

Brand-New: Origin of an Adjective

Fidiot: New Word

Hello! Ciao! Ave Atque Vale! The Origins of Words of Greeting

Snye: A 100% Canadian Term

Plantagenets & Plantar Warts: Their Connection

Italy or Italia: Origin of the Country's Name

Racist Slang of Canada

Frankum: A Newfoundland Chewing Gum

Hudson's Bay Hymn Book: Historical Canadian Slang

The Birch Tree: Word Lore & History

To Parp a Klaxon: British Phrase Examined

Lord & Lady: Their Surprising Origins

No Rhyme for the Word Orange?

Notes from The Wording Room - # 1

Locker-Boxing: Amateur Hockey Violence

Bastard Canoe

Death Euphemisms like VSA and Passing

Vole & Other Viking Words in English

Nappy: Origin of a Racist Insult

Farce: an Etymology (revised April 2007)

Alberta Place Names & Canadian Sayings

Horse Words: Some Etymology

Herb as a Word

Mi'kmaq "Food" Place Names of Nova Scotia

Tuque -Canada's National Winter Headgear

 

 

Word News & Word Notes

Tsunami Origin

How to Contribute to Recognized Tsunami Relief Funds with Lists & Links

Nicolas de Chamfort Controversy & his Biography

Merry Christmas in Many Languages

 

Words of the World

Nogoodnik: Russian Origin of an Anglo-Yiddish Term

Percebe: Spanish Word Entering English

Police: Indo-European Roots of the Word

 

 

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