INDEX to THE WORDING ROOM™
1. A Risley Act (available only in my new book; see below)
2. Could Holy Easter Be Named after Lustful, Pagan Goddess of Wild Sex?
3. Origin of the Racist Slur Wop
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5. Shart: A New Verb & A New Noun
6. Boche: Origin of a Racial Slur
7. Is Ded Moroz, Russia's 'Grandfather Frost' cognate with English dad?
8. Cappuccino: Origin of the Word
9. Pomegranate: The Worldwide Mistake in its Botanical Name
10. Basketball COACH & Hungarian Cart: Same Word!
11. Asbestos: Changing the Name of a Quebec Town
12. Conclave & Words from Clavis, Latin 'key'
13. Clavicle
14. Autoclave
15. Moon Base Clavius Named After Christopher Clavius
16. Clef
17. James Clavell: Origin of His Surname
18. Enclave & Exclave: 2 Tricky Words
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier
20. Mother: Etymology of the Word
21. Wog: Origin of a Racist Insult
22. Profane: Etymology
23. Funis: Derivatives from the Latin Word for 'Rope'
24. Digitariat: Newish Computer Word
25. Antumbra & Words Derived from Latin Umbra 'shadow'
26. Brand-New: Origin of an Adjective
27. Fidiot: New Word
28. Hello! Ciao! Ave AtqueVale! Origins of Words of Greeting
29. Snye: A 100% Canadian Word
30. Plantagenets & Plantar Warts: Their Connection
31. Italy or Italia: Origin of the Country's Name
32. Frankum: A Newfoundland Chewing Gum
33. Racist Slang of Canada
34. Hudson's Bay Hymn Book
35. The Birch Tree: Word Lore & History
36. My Lord & Lady, your Origins, Please
37. To Parp a Klaxon?
38. No Rhyme for the Word Orange?
39. Notes from The Wording Room - # 1
40. Locker-Boxing: Amateur Hockey Violence
41. Bastard Canoe
42. Death Euphemisms like VSA & Passing
43. Vole & Other Viking Words in English
44. Nappy: Origin of a Racist Insult
45. Farce: An Etymology (revised April 2007)
46. Horse Words: Some Etymologies
47. Herb as a Word
48. Tuque: Canada's National Headgear
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