Homonyms, homographs, and the confusing world of words

Midmorning's word expert Anatoly Liberman returns to discuss words that look alike and sound alike, but may have different meanings. He'll also try to tackle the origins of Merriam-Webster's word of the year, w00t.

Guests

• Anatoly Liberman: Professor in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of "Word Origins and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone."

Resources

• About Anatoly Liberman
• The Oxford Etymologist
• Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2007