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Sipiy (Algonkian) = River (English)
As The Canoe Tips: Comic Scenes from Canadian Life
sample page one from my book of funny pieces
sample page 3: Summer Words for a Winter Day
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BIOGRAPHY of Bill Casselman in point form.
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Magazine Columns & Articles Index
Bill Casselman television column for Maclean's magazine: "Ustinov in Russia" May 1979
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
Canadian Sayings for ESL Students explained in plain English
Bill Casselman's Canadian Word of the Day™
Index to Archives of BC's CWOD
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
Famous Canadian Surnames Explained
Avril Lavigne's Surname Explained
Stumping: New Brunswick Courting Practice & Corduroy Roads
Chimo ! : Meaning of an Inuit Greeting
Festiglace & Quebec Winter Words
Diana Krall: The Meaning of her Names
Kiack: Origin of Nova Scotia Fish Word
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
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 ten: Klondike & Yukon from Gwich'in Language
page eleven: Labrador: Meaning of the Place Name
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, ChimoCasselmania: 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 'PoutineThe 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
Onion & Garlic words in English & French
Tourtière & Omelette: Food Words Named After Their Cooking Utensils
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 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
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
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Canadian Sayings Not Yet Published in My Books
Alberta Folk Saying about Cattle Ranching
Canadian Saying about Stephen Harper
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
Canadian Sayings for ESL Students - # 2 (#1 revised and expanded)
Features & Services Page
Internal Links to Various Kinds of Site Information
Fruit Name Origins
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
Letter Answered about Medved, Russian 'bear'
Letters about the Pays des Illinois American French Dialect - June 25 2008
New Year's Pages
2005 - Brief Comment on one of William Blake's illustrations to The Book of Job
Veisalgia = Hangover: Medical Word History
New Words: The New Noun & Verb "Shart"
Creepy New English Verb: To Tase
Panopticon of Verbal Rarities
Place Names of the World
Québec Sayings / Les Dits Québécois
French-Canadian Sayings- part one
French-Canadian Sayings - part two
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
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
Mask, Masquerade, Mascara & Mas Band
Calgary Stampede: Origin of the Word
Oodles of Schnoodles: Revolting New Dog Names
Canadian West Coast Expressions
Hoodoo Origins & Dictionary Makers
Albertosaurus: A Canadian Dinosaur
Crowdsourcing: Sleazy New Word - Sleazy Old Scam
Cephalic, The Vein with the Wrong Name
Alberta Horse Words & Your Coccyx
Unpublished Canadian Sayings posted June 20, 2007
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
Sinus: A Medical Examination of the Word
English Words from Chinese, Like Tea
Astrobleme: A Geology word Examined
Lariat, Lasso & Honda: Cowboy Words
Origins of "White" Colour Adjectives
Cunt: A Blunt Etymology of the Word
Juniper & Gin: from Landscape to Larynx
Why I am NOT a Word Cop: 2008 Canada Day Essay
Valentine's Day
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 Archives Index Page
The Man Who Drew Santa: Thomas Nast
Medieval Woodcut of Time with a Scythe
Japanese Woodblock of Snow Falling on a Temple
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
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
Clavicle: New Origin of Anatomical Term
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
Hello! Ciao! Ave Atque Vale! The Origins of Words of Greeting
Plantagenets & Plantar Warts: Their Connection
Italy or Italia: Origin of the Country's Name
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
Notes from The Wording Room - # 1
Locker-Boxing: Amateur Hockey Violence
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
Mi'kmaq "Food" Place Names of Nova Scotia
Tuque -Canada's National Winter Headgear
Word News & Word Notes
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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