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  1. leonard says: 39

    Hail to The Capital of the LEXICON Republic and the homies of Etymologia :lol:

  2. allizard says: 37

    :mrgreen: How come I don’t have teachers like you when I was in highschool?!!

    Great job, love your videos.

  3. Folk etymology (in response to An Unmarried Degree? What?):

    “Crayfish”: in reality, this word comes from the same source as the French word “

  4. As I was unable to post on YouTube; this is a response to Candidate:

    A word that changed its meaning drastically over the years is “silly”.

    Thomas Pyles in The Origins and Development of the English Language (1964) wrote that “silly” (Old English “(ge)s

  5. I just found this site via YouTube.

    “Awful” can be used today in a positive sense; Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (1999) gives the following phrase: “the awful majesty of alpine peaks”. “Awful” here means “solemnly impressive; inspiring awe”; in this sense, it is practically synonymous with “awesome”.

    Oh, and the advent of “awful” or “awfully” as an adverbial intensifier isn’t an “awful” (bad) thing or an “awesome” (good) thing; it’s just a reflection of the fact that a living language is constantly changing, and words often lose old meanings and acquire new ones.

  6. anwer says: 33

    hi, i’m a new user in this site and i realy enjoyed , and i think you are the first one in his topic , good luck.

    thank you

    all best wishes
    :wink:

  7. serpentine says: 32

    Marina I fell in love the first time I viewed one of your lessons. Anyway, I’m a Pisces and I was wondering where the term “Ides of March” originated and what it means.

  8. aafrophone says: 31

    can you please talk about the word “trivia” and “trivial” and what they really mean? :arrow: :smile:

    thank you- aafrophone

  9. joemountain says: 30

    Could you tell me where the expression “balls to the wall” comes from?

  10. tomsmax says: 29

    Marina this is a great site very educational could you please give the origins of the word pontification?
    Thanks keep up th good work.

  11. quantum says: 28

    You are GREAT! You’re very hot and very fun to listen to.
    Thank you!

  12. holland says: 27

    Marina,I’m from Holland Maybe you know Amsterdam?
    I know you verry well we have met severall times in my dreams :wink:
    I really like to watch you half of the time I don’t even know where you are talking about but nevertheless your beautiful eyes makes worth it.

    I hope you will continu making this interessting films.

    Yours sincerelly,

    Jean

    I hope you will continue doing this

  13. sinbadnatas says: 26

    I would like to know the origins of ‘to’ and ‘too’. They are often switched by accident. Perhaps you could wear a tutu while discussing those two? :twisted:
    I really enjoy your ‘outtakes and bloopers’ at the end of every episode. Keep up the good work.

  14. kpaubel says: 25

    Marina, I really love your site and your videos. You have a very unique way of educating me on the origins of words. I have a word for you that I would like to find the origin of, it is “marriage”,
    Oh, by the way…would you marry me?

  15. Marina, why do you post so few comments here? You must have had hundreds of legitimate ones come in to you? The one I submitted never showed up. Do you have me blacklisted for some reason?

  16. whoiam says: 23

    well i do appreciate what you are doing for helping us understanding the real language we speak and use , and i think i could help a lot in this field .
    thx,

  17. temory27 says: 22

    Great site. I am referring it to many people.
    I listen to books on CDs/tapes when I drive long distances. Perhaps it’s just me, but you would not believe how many words are mispronounced by professional actors and readers. I know I’m a bit sensitive but the mispronunciation of a single word can ruin my day. I may have to consider therapy. Incidentally, Edward Herrmann (for the younger readers, he is Lorelei’s father on “Gilmore Girls”) is the best reader, especially when reading books by David McCullough.

  18. albano_nito says: 21

    the word karaoke comes from english and japanese.
    kara = empty.
    like karate.
    kara=empty +t e=hand.
    karaoke comes from kara=empty + oke=orkestra.
    name me please (OKUMOTO NITO) from lima peru
    if you use this word on hotforwords

  19. lobo7922 says: 20

    Hello, glad to see that finally got a website. I have this small blog and I did this small post about you and your YouTube Videos, You will not believe the amount of visits I got after that; people is really crazy about you (me among them) we all want to know more about you, you should see the amount of google searches that end in my blog with things like “whois hotforwords” “hotforwords website” “hotforwords mail” etc.
    So please make us all happy and give us a bit more information about you, we all love you, lots of kisses.

  20. necklover says: 19

    I work in the medical field and would like to know the origin of vigina comes from.

  21. bert096 says: 18

    Hi! Just want to say that I absolutely LOVE your vid’s and I couldn’t agree more, Intelligence is SHEXAY

    If you’re in the mood for making a new video, I was wondering if You could do your own name (marina, something to do with the sea? no idea) anyway, I subscribed and I’m waiting so see more of you!

    (and yes, you are HOT )

  22. dagobert says: 17

    Could you please do the word retard?

  23. no_256 says: 16

    Babe! You are the best! I remember you starting from “nothing” with 1 video, and now you have zillions of fans and starting up a site with your name on it.
    Baby, you are going to be sooo big!!!

  24. Love your videos … so much fun!
    You mentioned in your “Penny and Dime” video words that we should spell differently, specifically you mentioned “hors d’oeuvre”. English speakers typically pronounce that “ore durve”. I’m not certain that would make a good alternate spelling! The word is French, “hors” (outside) “d(e)” (of) “oeuvre” (work, labour, job). The translation, “appetiser”, doesn’t really work in this context, since the French don’t consider it as something to whet the appetite so much as they consider it an adjunct to an otherwise lengthy meal. They consider it “outside of the structure of the formal meal” (a pretty good transliteration) and so “snack” might be a better translation. In formal French dining, grapes or figs or cheese are not hors d’oeuvre; they’re not substantial enough for that. Clams with bacon and onions or calves’ liver with foeta and olives are. There you go … use it as you wish! Cheers! –ckr

  25. What about the word “otomotapia” what does that mean. Please check into it. :?:

  26. ilonj99 says: 13

    You know i am a girl, it’s so much fun to watch this. I have in my podcast. love it to learn about the words, plus english in my second language

  27. EdMorgan2 says: 12

    :smile: To learn from such a Goddess is a true honor. Thank you very much Ms. Marina :wink:

  28. Michael24 says: 11

    I love your videos! Thank you.

  29. nodprophet says: 10

    :cool: Nice work on the site, its supercalifragilisticexpialidocious like the owner :wink: i really hope to see this improves as much as the youtube’s hotforwords cyaaa

    oh btw maybe this has been brought to u already, but how about making a vid about ur name “MARINA”

  30. ken says: 9

    Great job – keep up the good work. If only more of us were as energetic at chasing down the facts. Maybe this world wouldn’t be so loose around the edges. :smile:

  31. heathazed says: 8

    Congratulations on setting up the site! ;) Best of luck, look forward to seeing more.

  32. walkerrider says: 7

    Great site. Great concept Marina. You make my day!

  33. janzeboski says: 6

    Pretty cool that you got this website running. You are a wonderful beam of “refulgence” in this crazy world of ours!!! Your fan, Jan Z :cool:

  34. jwlnler says: 5

    Hey hotforwords, would you be able to comment on the origins of the phrase, ” it’ll all pan out in the wash”?! Even though my Dad has explained the meaning of the phrase to be before, i’d be curious to see where it originates from, and the context in which it was first used. Also, it’d be interesting to see where the origins of the term “dark tourism” came from!

    Thanks!

  35. Jim says: 4

    I am at a loss for words :-) But at this juncture I can come up with, but one feasible – DAMN!
    It drives me nuts when I hear or see people misuse words…for example there was an email sent from way up high in our corporation and they had my bosses, bosses boss, listed as the moral champion…when I read the email I was in complete shock…I thought to myself this has to be a joke…this email had been passed around by a lot of people…so I send back…tell me this is a joke…I am certain you meant MORALE champion…well needless to say …it wasn’t a joke just a company filled with Dumb, and vengeful people :-)
    Found you on youtube, subscribed and look forward to see in u again…GREAT WORK. keep this site going! I see some of the vids got flagged, and others are missing…so keep em all here!!! BTW has anyone mentioned ur HOT? ;-) Have a great day. Me

  36. diamondmick says: 3

    I enjoy a hobby called herpetology, although I know what it is i was wondering of the words origin and why it encompasses so many species. Thank you for your help. Diamondmick

  37. namxat says: 2

    Thank you for your site. I am often brought to outright anger at the misuse of the term “I couldn’t care less”. People, even public announcers, say, “I could care less”. It just drives me crazy. I would love to have you set these people straight by explaining the term. Thanks a lot.

  38. stoicben says: 1

    I’m intrigued by some phrases that use the word ‘nine’. For example, “the whole nine yards” or “she was dressed to the nines.” I always thought that these phrases had something to do with football. BUt I’m not at all sure about that. Can you help? Thanks.

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