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The Oxford English Dictionary. (Oxford University Press)
Homonyms, homographs, and the confusing world of words
Broadcast: Midmorning, 01/01/2008, 10:06 a.m.
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."
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