Valentine’s Day
Why is Valentine’s Day named after St. Valentine?
And who was this guy?
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Hallo Marina!!! Thanks for lesson!
I heard the other version of the origins of St. Valentine’s day. Valentine was the emperor of Rome. He wasn’t the saint. According to laws of Rome, it was forbidden for Roman soldiers to enter the city of Rome. But this Valentine allowed them to enter in the city for some days on February (10-th till 14-th) and enter in the brothels free of paying. That’s why the 14′th of February was named the day of love..))
Maybe it’s just a joke, but it sounds funny..)))
Good luck! And sorry for my imperfect english..))
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Hi, Marina.
You are gorgeous.
Would you please teach us the origin of the word “tickle?”
Or better yet the word “cosquillas,” which means “tickle” in spanish.
I would really appreciate it.
Your student,
Thank you.
This was my random lesson and you are a saint. word request “icon”
valentine’s day is just a big marketing stunt !!!!
Well I’ve almost worked my way through all your video’s and I found some interesting ones. This one struck a chord with me though as I recently wrote a short article for my school newspaper about this very subject. I loved doing the research on it and I came up with all 3 theory’s that you put forth. I personally prefer the Lupercalia theory though, guess I’m just a pagan at heart. Anyway, I thought I would share my article with you and your students. I hope you like it.
http://media.www.arbiteronline.com/media/storage/paper890/news/2008/02/14/Opinion/Dont-Wait.For.Feb.14.To.Say.i.Love.You-3209715.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab
Nice article Rick! I wrote a comment on the website.. so I hope they approve it!
Thanks for the kind words Marina. I’m glad you liked it.
this is my worse day i can think of 2 days straight,so i hope you had/have a wonderful day marina on this day..
As you probably know, it’s curently Lent, which ends on Easter Sunday. Traditionally, (and for a reason unknown to me) we celebrate a giant rabbit that hides eggs and goodies for little children. I was wondering if you could find the origin of the Easter Bunny in honor of the upcoming holiday. Also, could you find the link that ties this massive egg hiding rabbit to the resurection of Jesus Christ? I’m really curious to find out where we got this odd tradition.
Your newly devoted fan,
Chrisby280
¿que opinas de la lengua castellana? tambien conocida como el español
Cheers for the valintine e mail…..as apostman i was delivering 100’s to c
my customers it was great to come back from a hard day to find a E-mail from you ……..SO……heres a Love poem for you ….
If hugs where seconds i would give you hours.
if kissis where rain drops i would send you showes.
if a smile was water i would send you the sea.
If love was a person i would send you me .
…….POETRY……good word to use……???????
of course you’re hot for us
I didn’t get a card from you
Like the new video.
James
Marina, this is Legendary, an awesome legend. so, im requesting a word. the word is “yesterday”. i never understood the whole “yester” part. oh and another word i request is in my name, “legend”.
-Legendary
P.S- are you a model?
Hey there, today at work I was going through a contract for a new account and found some interesting lingo. The excerpt from the contract reads, “Beards, facial stubble, vandykes, goatees, manchurians… ~ …are not acceptable.”
I would love to know the origins of the words, “vandykes” and “manchurians”. I know that manchurian must be related to the urban, “Fu Manchu”.
Thanks much from my boss and I
Hi Marina,
Hey, you’re not giving us enough homework. I think you should start a separate homework section. Do videos where you just assign homework, and take answers in a way that doesn’t show the answers in this blog form. Then you can give out prizes to your star students.
I am willing to bet that you read a lot. So, how about a book club page? You assign reading material, and then participate in a discussion blog.
I recommend “Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar” – it’s a book I just read using jokes to explain philosophy. There is also “Aristotle and an Aardvark” which explains politics.
Well, your site is coming along nicely, and I have no doubt that you will be a millionaire soon.
Best of luck,
Eric
> I recommend [...]
and what exactly have those books to do with etymology?
how about these:
Fertig, David (1998): The ge- participle prefix in Early New High German and the modern dialects. American Journal of Germanic Linguistics and Literatures 10.237-278.
Börjars, Kersti / Kate Burridge (2003): Origins and Development of the Pennsylvania German ‘for…to’ construction (Preliminary Version).
Katzner, Kenneth (2002): The Languages of the World.
no? well. I guess we’ll have to keep commenting on the videos …
ah, crap. ” … do those books have to do …”
DUDE come on thats why we have school more homework. yea shes a teacher, a HOT teacher at the matter, but she wont come up with so much homework
-Legendary
Dear Marina
I want to know where did the word “ENGLISH” came from,who said it the first time and why did he/she chose it to be english “ENGLISH”?Thanks for being there.
English is an Anglo-Frisian language. Germanic-speaking peoples from northwest Germany (Saxons and Angles) and Jutland (Jutes) invaded what is now known as Eastern England around the fifth century AD. It is a matter of debate whether the Old English language spread by displacement of the original population, or the native Celts gradually adopted the language and culture of a new ruling class, or a combination of both of these processes
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 greatly influenced the evolution of the language. For about 300 years after this, the Normans used Anglo-Norman, which was close to Old French, as the language of the court, law and administration. By the latter part of the fourteenth century, when English had replaced French as the language of law and government, Anglo-Norman borrowings had contributed roughly 10,000 words to English, of which 75% remain in use. These include many words pertaining to the legal and administrative fields, but also include common words for food, such as mutton and beef.
The Norman influence heavily influenced what is now referred to as Middle English. Later, during the English Renaissance, many words were borrowed directly from Latin (giving rise to a number of doublets) and Greek, leaving a parallel vocabulary that persists into modern times
While we’re on the topic of love, just who is the original John in a Dear John letter–when was it first used, etc?
thnx,
-H
Ahoy Ahoy,
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No answer. Beep!
Dear Marina,
There is another historical day similar to Valentine’s Day which is Sepandarmaz Day. Sepandarmaz is the 4th angel known as the Love Guardian Angel. It is originated from old Persia about few thousand years ago and surprisingly, it’s just 5 days after the Valentine!
Well, St. Valentine story comes from the ancient Rome and we also know that Romans and Persians had a close relationships for hundreds of years (mostly war, peace, war, war, peace, peace and so on!). So, we may have another Indo-european originated theory for the Valentine. Who knows?!
Hi! I have a couple of newer words that I’m curious about. They are the computer terms “reboot” and “cookies”. I look forward to the next lesson.
Jim
Marina
Thanks for the Valentine
For you ….Feliz dia de Amor y Amistad
Thanks for being You and making me better
MIckey aka elmic
Ty for being my Valentine. I’m glad I subscribed you on you tube.com I’ve been watching your lessons very often and they were great! I’ve got a birthday coming up next week and I like to request a word birthday. Is there any other origins for birthday that you know? well I gtg, you’re the sexiest teacher I’ve known. Thanks again for the card! happy Valentine’s!!!!!
Eric
Great Video Marina! I stumbled on your YouTube Channel and was very interested in your videos!
How about finding the origin of names of the months! Like January…February…ect.
Thanks!
~Chris
Happy day-after Valentine’s Day Marina…
Schmooched would have been another good word to do for Valentine’s Day… but you’d have to talk to me about it’s origin because I made it up. It’s the longest monosyllabic word (not in the dictionary). 
Hey Teacher
and happy valentines day to you as well.
thanks for the card, i wil cherish it and you forever
could you investigate the word (Earth) for me. i’ve requested this before but no response, i realize your probably as busy as you are beautiful but i’ve hit a brick wall trying to find its origin and could use your help…and in return you can use me
thank you for the continuing education and keep up the good work girl
Admiring you always
4Real
I hope you had a great V-Day. You deserve the day off to be wined and dined after creating 101 fantastic videos. After you sober up, could you investigate the word BOOZE. I found several conflicting origins, but can’t figure out which one is right. Thanks.
happy valentines day teacher!!!
am i really your valentine this year?LOL!
God bless you and more power to your batteries so you can upload all your wonderful and entertaining videos!
Good morning from the Caribbean Islands to my *HOT* and dear teacher:
English is not my first language, so I was asking myself about a curious word from your language:
When you want to -unfortunately- dismiss an employee, it’s said that he or she is “*FIRED*”. I don’t find the relation between the fact of leave a job and the process related with flames, or burnout.
Could you please explain the origin of the phrase being “Fired” when you are dismissed from a job?
Best regards, and a hug from the warm caribbean. Come visit us soon!
Angelo Barelli.
PS1:
Thanks for your great website. I really enyoyed your Valentine’s card! It’s my wallpaper now. Please create several wallpapers about you as soon as possible.
PS2:
Please pardon my bad english, as I mentioned, it’s not my first language.
Hi Marina,
Thanks for a great lesson today! What about ,abominable? I think I may start to feel this way, with all the snow we are getting up here in Aspen.
xo,
R
Hey Marina,
Happy Valentines Day! Thanks for the great card. How about foreplay, um, that is history of the word, etc?
xo,
R
Hi Marina,
Happy Valentine’s Day too!