A marina type creature that clamps and is clamant about the atmosphere of an institution that lacks human warmth…clamor…clamour…clan.desk.tineness/…clair-voy-ance
Was that you as a brunette in the intertube or a snippet from a travel ad? More please? I’d love to see you or hotforprofits do a few brunette episodes.
LividEmerald is definitely happy as a clam! After being overwhelmed as both teacher and student, I finally get back to my #1 web site in order to catch up on missed videos, and what do i found out? Duh!
I asked for this one weeks ago! How come you didn’t answer it til someone else asks for it? I was so happy to see you answered one of my requests only to be left unmentioned and dejected. I am seriously bummed!
Может быть, Вы слышали выражению “читать кто–то riot act”. Если не, это значит, что Вы кричаете на их.
Пожалуйста, дорогая учительница, Вы с знанием и большой грудью, объясняйте!
С уважением,
Калифорнийском Человек
P.S. Пожалуйста, извините мой плохой русский. Я изучаю русский язык только один год. Кстати, я живу в Лос Анджелесе. Может быть, я могу покупать вам обед?
Dear teacher,
Perhaps you’ve heard the expression “to read someone the riot act”. If not, then it means that you take someone to task (or is that yet another expression?) for some transgression, that is, you give ‘em hell.
Please, dear teacher, you of knowledge and bounteous attributes, please reveal the secrets of this mystery.
I like the way you pose the question california chelovek….but the answer seems pretty obvious unless it’s the words “act” (a law) that’s confusing to you.
Not at all! I have heard this expression “to be read the riot act” many times. It’s more than just being told the law. It’s giving someone a hard time. Again, given our lovely teacher, no pun intended. :–)
Maybe people are coming here instead of going to youtube? Perhaps Marina should give a link to youtube first in her Emails instead of linking us directly to her site.
I’m not sure, really…shes cute?…those eyes could stop a freight train?…what am I saying, that look could stop a freight train! Problem is , she looks under age and if shes not, I must just be gettin’ to damm old!…dang-it!!!
Ok, I checked out her page on YT and she has alot of vids….and shes 21,… Phew! She also has pretty good overall veiw #s. I’m not sure what her deal is and frankly I don’t care. You know what I do care about? The next lesson from our teacher! …I always watch HFW on YT 4 or 5 time and rate it (*****) once or twice, or a least let it play while look at the comments, but then is over here for me.
There are alot of the Aisian girls on You Tube in bikinies and all sort of different clothing. All of them look very young. I guess it’s a fetish thing to see a youg Asian girl partcialy nude. But she did have some big pretty eyes.
Hi capman911, pagedoll and others,
I suppose the Magibon fascination might be a Freudian connection with our inner innocence. She is 21 and is just a normal girl in PA who has a fascination with Japanese culture and a Japanese icon that she represents. Her intention was only to interact with Japanese folks in certain forums in order for her to learn Japanese, which turned into a huge Internet phenomena.
I posted an answer on youtube to the homework you gave on the vid. WOP , in it I said honky as a term used for a white person. My question is: Where did it come from??
Not yet….
For the record, the record is the “Roger” video, unless my record keeping wasn’t recorded properly, meaning my recording was broken.
Phew!!, say that ten times fast. http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/05/12/roger/
I was only thinking to ask the same question the other day. Thinking the sea and sky are blue, which isn’t sad as very mellow. Thought feeling ‘blue’ should be grey or dark if feeling sad. So came to a final conclusion it must come from being dead!!! Blue body, maybe??
Actually when bodies decompose they turn white first, then black as the tissue rots…. Blue or purple is asociated with cyanosis, when the blood loses oxygen…
A variation of the old teamster term “Gee” and “Haw” (not the union guys, teamster as in someone who controls a team of horses). Gee was used to tell the team to turn right, Haw to turn left. When you’re “Geeing and Hawing” or “Heming and Hawing” you are constantly changing direction, meaning you are unable to make a decision.
A quahog is a specific type of clam, they are usually purple in color, on the inside of the shell. BTW … Native Americans (Haudenosaunee) used them in wampum belts.
I uploaded the video but it doesn’t show up as a video response to the clam video even though I added it through “add a video response.” I can only see it through my utube account. Is there a lag or something between when it posts to my account and when it is linked to the video as a comment?
Post it as a video request to the latest video or the video before that. I will get it that way. You can let me know here after you post it to make sure I see it if you want.
Welcome cej, I’m glad you could join the group here. Sometimes it gets kinda contriversal, but it’s a fantastic site to learn from. Marina is a great teacher and Guru.
PS and very very good looking too.
Yes, Head is the forward part of a ship (meaning the stem of a vessel). For example if I were to ask you “Fred, could you go to the head of the ship and get me 100ft of mooring line?”
Also as on upper part of a spar (as in Masthead) is called a head. Its also used for words like Headsail, headfast, heading, headrope, headstay, etc.
Heads is the old (and still current) naval term for the latrines, originally consisting of little more than timbers, projecting on either side of the bows, on which the crew sat to relieve themselves.
So in the early days the latrine (a.k.a. restroom) (there’s a word Marina. Why do the call it a rest-room?) was relocated inside the ship they just kept the name ‘Head’ so old sailors would know what it was for. In the boating world is full of tradition so you will see many old words still being used today to describe parts of ship, boats, etc.
Head – First attested (as meaning the stem of a vessel) in 1485 in Naval accounts (Navy Records Society, 1896).
Hope that helps.
Speaking of which, I must go and use the head. I’ll BRB.
Marina,
On your way back from Russia if you are by chance flying over Paris could you please throw a mother board out your window–mine is dying. The memory card has been pulled & now the computer works (?) which is a real mystery…anyway if I miss class it’s technical not personal, until I pick a good replacement then it’s both.
Hey Marina, I just want to say thanks for the card and the picture of you in “Siberia” Also you look absolutely stunning. I’m planning to visit Beverly Hills with some friends of mine, looks really rich there. Maybe you can show me around haha
P.S How does the word “stunning” relate to looks and where did it originate from?
Did you know that that word is found in the bible? When I read it I was picturing Moses roasting one over a fire, but that wasn’t it at all. I won’t give it away
What about hurry up, catch up, grow up, throw up, blew up, hang up, speak up, 7-up. OK skip that last one. What’s up with all this up? The people who use these terms should just settle down and calm down. You can settle up, but can you calm up? I need to lay down.
I think you are doing a very impressive work, remember OED is known for many good illustrations. But this is like re-inventing the International Phonetic Alphabet in multi media.
Go to the “Loo” post http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/07/04/the-loo/
And scroll down to my post at
CaptainJack replied on July 4th, 2008 11:38 am:
or a faster way is to, Just do a find on page search for the name “Washington”
Don’t listen to jack and all his mumbo jumbo, it is called the head just for irony sake. It was originally called the butt, but that was just too obvious for those clever sailors.
Ok I just looked further down and seen that your question was answered to the best of our ability. Apparently we have not answered your question to your satisfaction. Maybe if you rephrase your question we might be able to help you better.
I don’t know a thing about IE7. Nor do I do windows of any kind. I only sleep in one bed. Im strictly a mac guy. Even my AIM/iChat screen name is ‘macaddictt’ from the old days of Mac Addict magazine.
My dear teacher, I found this.
When you are nervous and your hands get wet. That’s what is called, clammy hands
Like when you are playing a video game, and your hands get wet.
Yes we southerners use it quite a bit the word chuck and chunk. Depends on how drunk we are when we are throwing something to one another. Like chunk me another brew dude
filming for dinner is now complete will edit in a second. got covered in sauce its a bit long but i will trim it down, also Marina I don’t mind doing it again and i will if you or anyone else wants to see me go forkless kinfeless & sponless let me know I love making people laugh (even at my own expense) take care. will post the link up soon (if edit works!!)
Hi geronimo, I think what happens is that when you add another gravatar, the last one you add becomes the default? You have to select the gravatar you want from your list and confirm it again.
Sorry, WRONG!
The Royal Navy calls it the heads.
As to why it’s called the head, because in the old days, before sailers became pussified, they wound have to hang their posteriors over the side of the ship to jettison their recycleables, and it was always done right at the front of the ship, i.e. in the ship’s head. Go here to see Captain Jack explain and show a picture.
I know what your question was, but you asked if the Royal navy also calls it the head, and since we just had the loo video I thought I would make a joke. Obviously, not my best work.
Speaking of which: Is there a way that you could add the ability to edit posted posts (that was alliteration by the way!)? I have been on other fora where it was possible. It would be great–I am the king of dyslexic typos that I don’t see until too late…..
Wow its amazing what people do for entertainment. I thought it was kind of cute.
Yes Marina there are programs and plug ins that will allow you to do that. It’s a Hollywood trick they have been doing for years. What program are you using to do your video?
Hi lostforwords.
A few months back, the question of editing posts came up. Marina can invoke that ability, but later it was decided that leaving posts in granite was the better way to go. I agree with leaving the comments in granite as it leaves everything in context, otherwise everyone would be editing their edits and then you would lose the context of the discourse.
Kitty, Katie, Catty-corner – I understand the origins but I’d like to hear your etymology – How did it get changed from location to location?
It is most commonly kitty-corner here in Vancouver, Canada i.e. His Starbuck’s is Kitty-corner to his gal-pal’s Starbucks. (Too many Starbucks in Vancouver? And I don’t even do Starbucks.)
… and in keeping with the theme of the last videos, we create a portmanteau and come up with Clamato as in Clamato Juice for which we need no stinkin fork. Hmmm, I wonder if the killer tomato can ever be happy as a clam…
Hey there again Marina. Looking good. ^_^
I’m gonna be boring and ask you to tell us about the word threshold again which is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful words of the English language.
If you got time for two words I’d like to ask you to tell us about the word tranquility too.
Whaaaaaasssssuuup my friend. Still lying low I see. You need to come out of your clam shell a little bit more. We have been eating clams, tomatoes, corn on the cob and all without a fork. We miss you so come on back sooner
Mike
hehehe… couple of really good laughs in my email. a most beautiful woman in the card…seems she had lost her own pants. High heels in the snow? I bet you where ‘em at the beach too. Wow anyways
Had to watch the video a couple of times… Lividemerald .
You used to have those old TV commercials posted here, I forgot what that show was.
oh thank you, now Bob won’t have to answer me. I think the show you put on, by yourself, if indeed you still do them alone, have a better production value than those old spots.
If you don’t mind Fuel TV
Hey there, Marina… Great lesson, as always… I’ve a word request for you… How about “quixotic”, and does it derive itself from Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”? (I can pretty much guess the answer myself, but it’d be fun for a full-blown investigation… )
Thank you for the intelligent and constructive response. With such wonderful insight, you cut to the root of the matter and bring much to the discussion. How amazing you are, and how proud your parents must be with your greatness.
Brevity is the soul of wit. Or maybe you were just lost for words. Not that I agree with you though. I think it is a good question. I nver knew what it meant until someone used it to discribe me 6 months ago. I had to ask what he meant.
professorwhy, don’t be so touchy HFW did a video on Duh! If you are a subscriber you should know that. Re: quixotic; ask yourself does idiotic come from idiot?
Thanks for the responses, geronimo… Nice to see some board denizens have manners and good social graces… As for you, lostformanners, er, I mean lostforwords… Interesting little jabs to toss out there, even in your rush to defend yourself… Of course, I wouldn’t be “so touchy” if you had just been more verbose in your criticism of my question… Whatever, though — I’m done with it now.
James.. did you make your gravatar the same email address that you signed up to this website with? If not… you can add multiple email address to your account over there.
Also thanks for subscribing commenting and giving me a page etc. Tea isn’t cooked yet but I will post as soon as I have eaten it, can you imagine the amount of strange looks I would get if I did this in a restraunt?! x My spelling is awful, I will buy whitesmoke soon
It took your avatar 24 hours?? ok ill see what happens tomorrow. Soft boiled eggs are my party piece, I can put a whole yolk in but i need a fork!! my parents dont cook eggs well. My mum is a terrible cook guess I will be eating a whole egg then
How could you!! But wait it was : BEFORE the tomato and fork video, but I still hate tomatoes (and sweetcorn) by the way there is tomato in my sauce! I just cant eat tomatoes raw
Hi pinilla_87,
Although the origin of the word Quince was not discussed, Marina did mention the word in the Marmalade pt2 (Answer) video. Click on the Lessons menu link above and then scroll down to the Marmalade video.
I had never even heard of the word before Marina mentioned it in the video, so I am always learning something new each day.
A word request: the C-word . Yes that’s right the C-word! It has a long history in English literature and has an interesting etymology.
It’s not a such a “nuclear” word in England where guys call each other the C-word all the time. It’s a bit different here though…You’re a ballsy girl, so you could get away with it.
Really, i say that all the time I have read it as a surname (i have a book of stupid names throughout the ages (phil mike hunt was one))
Fanny Cun* born colchester, essex, c.1839
Fanny Cun* lived in the seaside resort of hastings along with a bunch of other cunts, her son richard ( one hopes otherwise but must assume he was known as dick cun*) and her daughters ella and violet cunt
Also
Cun*y Hoel
Wife of Dick Hoel
Sorry for the obscene language but I hope as these are genuine names I will be let off
The book is called Potty,Fartwell, & Knob I suggest you get a copy its a really good book and the first time you read will have you in stitches
Hi felicity. Tomato is botanically a fruit, but due to it’s particular taste and therefore it’s use in soups, salads, sauces, salsa and condiments, the tomato is considered a vegetable, in the US, but my guess is that this may be true everywhere.
Hi P-K
Help me out here please. I remember someone saying ( I think) a berry has only one seed, more than one seed is a fruit thus making a tomato a fruit. So a strawberry is a fruit so can’t be a berry, so should be called a strawfruit?? hhmmmm avacado is a berry…..so what do we call a seedless grape?
I want to meet your grandfather nobody101! I could listen to Marina speak all day. The smoky voice, the way she pronounces origin, she says “me” with a special something…
I have another word request, well more of a phase request, “Quantum Of Solace”. I will admit that as a James Bond fan I do know what it means but with the movie coming out many people don’t know what it means so was hoping our trusty Hotforwords could clear it up
Hello Marina,
Another great show, leaving in the minor bloopers was a good touch.
Thank you for the card that you sent to everyone.
Gamblerman had a good suggestion that I would like to second- Pun.
I like to listen to music as I’m sure everybody else does, so…
How about any one of these: Music, lyric, verse, melody, sing.
Also- poem
Were Homer’s epics called poertry at the time they were written or did the word come along later?
Thank you Marina
Hi Warren hows it going. Haven’t heard from you in a while. Have you been on the road? Glad that you are back. You and Jack must have gone somewhere together. He’s been missing for a while too. Now everyone is home. Take care.
Mike
ICEALITY > asking for the word.
The word seems to be hot and fresh like you in the international eco and pop culture scene but not so much in the US.
And since you are travelling more globally I thought I would let you know about it so you can be first to address it.
Google search “ICEALITY” is the best way to find who is using it.
Have a safe trip and hurry back home.
How is your memory Bob. What was the TV show commercial that Marina was in? That picture reminded me of those little spots she did way back in the day… only seems so long ago.
OH yeah, clamy hands from being a part of a Hotforwords video, kind of like a nervous, scared reaction, sweaty, yet cold.
Your work is really awesome, and it’s always a pleasure to follow your investigations . You’re right, Intelligence Is Sexy ! And it helps me to improve my English !
For my first comment, i would like to know the origin of the word “avatar”
ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО,шикарно…спасибо тебе огромное за карточку ты снова исполнила одное из моих желаний by the way i just have clammy hands when i am particularly anxious before an examination…i know it is not particularly pleasant when i should shake someone’s hands but fortunately this always occurs after the examinations
Also James, you have to activate your gravatar on gravatar.com
Click on the gravatar in your list. A confirmation box will be presented, at which time you click confirm. Also, above the list of gravatars, there is a test gravatar link.
copro-, copr-, kopro-, kopr- is the Greek word for feces, dung, dodo, shit…whatever you call excrement…
and phago-, phag-, -phag, -phage, -phagic, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagous is Greek for consume or eat…
a combination of letters fforming a word within another word does not always mean that word is relative…”eek” is part of Greek…but i don’t think Gr’s go ’round shrieking…
1 Day Left to Vote! Winners Announced July 22, 2008
Ok I wouldn’t normally vote for a place I didn’t even eat at. But from what I gather by watch Marina eat on camera. My guess is I would love the food also. I know I might eat there someday. So I thought to myself, hey I can travel through time. I zipped to my time machine and bing there I was eating breakfast with Marina and friends. I had a great meal. Then bing! I was zapped back to right now. So I placed my vote for my future experience at Blu Jam. Well thats my story and im sticking to it..
Oh who where the friends. I don’t know. Every thing was a blur except Marina’s pretty little eyes.
Hi Captn, Since we are in the Republic of Lexicon, Marina is our congressional representative and it’s OK or not OK to vote on the bills she presents us with.
Boy I hate using that word ‘got’! Makes be feel like a hick. If I wasn’t raised by rodents I might have had a more polished use of the language. I don’t understand I have this craving for peanut butter sandwich.
hey what is the origin of the phrase 911 as in the number you call when in trouble and does it have anything to do with the catastrophic date? good lesson, lovely
911 was just a number the phone company picked that could be used as a universal number to call for help. The terrorist attack was just a date they picked out. Nothing special here.
“Clammy Hands”, are moist and sticky like they would be if you were working with wet clay or mud so the expression is believed to come from the old anglo word for mud/clay – “Klam”. So when your hands are clammy they feel like they do when you are working with clay/mud – think potters hands.
Hey, Marina, “clammy” hands are hands that are damp and “cool as a clam.”
I have a word request… “HOCUS POCUS”; I actually know the interesting story behind it, but it is not as interesting when I tell it. Please, let me hear you say, “This is my body!!!”
Answer: you just finished your job processing clams; or you have hands that are sticky, sweaty, damp, cool. P.S. didn’t know that lividemarald is a she, I stand corrected. Miss HFW, you have asked for feedback, video continuity/passed, lighting/ too bright.
I think clamy hands are ones that are cold and sweaty.
I have always wondered where the name church key came from for the tiangle shaped can opener. I looked it up in a set of dictionaries that goes into detail on origin of almost any word out there. The set has 27 books in it. Anyway all it said for church key was a key to lock or unlock a church.
Dear Marina,
thanks for the nice card from Siberia. But you don’t look dressed warm enough. I guess you don’t need a parka because you’re hot enough without one. And you look happy as a clam, without a whole shell.
Well clammy hands are sweaty hands, but does that mean my hands can be happy as clams when they’re sweaty?
The clams in the poem from Alice in Wonderland (or was it Alice Through the Looking Glass?) called “The Walrus and the Carpenter”, ended up being really unhappy when they were eaten. So yes, clams are not always happy.
I am a fan of James Joyce and if you have not read Finnegan’s Wake yet it is a complex book of puns. Each sentence of the wake has multiple meanings in a humorous way.
I wish I had a pun for every time I’ve had a bad pun punned down my throat, especially since encountering prospero811.
I could take a punt at this, but I too would like Marina to do it.
When one says that one has clammy hands one is saying that one’s hands are very greasy, but with the effect of also being very nasty and not in a cool way. One should not shake Marina’s hand when one has such hands as such.
One who doesn’t shake hands clammily anymore,
Shawn M. “happy as a clam in high water” Norris
Greeting dictionaricdotcom. Welcome to HTW. Let me introduce myself. Im Jack. Yes… just Jack… Don’t believe anything you heard about me. It not true…heheheh
sweaty hands.
Does this mean that clammy hands comes from the dutch [klamme handen]?
Sweaty hands
A marina type creature that clamps and is clamant about the atmosphere of an institution that lacks human warmth…clamor…clamour…clan.desk.tineness/…clair-voy-ance
Was that you as a brunette in the intertube or a snippet from a travel ad? More please? I’d love to see you or hotforprofits do a few brunette episodes.
What is your cute little dogs’ name?
M from Michigan
LividEmerald is definitely happy as a clam! After being overwhelmed as both teacher and student, I finally get back to my #1 web site in order to catch up on missed videos, and what do i found out? Duh!
How about that eh
cold and wet…
I asked for this one weeks ago! How come you didn’t answer it til someone else asks for it? I was so happy to see you answered one of my requests only to be left unmentioned and dejected. I am seriously bummed!
Great lesson.
Speaking of happy, what about the phase ‘Happy as Larry’ Who is Larry and why is he so happy?
i am happy as a clam in high water
Дорогая учительница,
Может быть, Вы слышали выражению “читать кто–то riot act”. Если не, это значит, что Вы кричаете на их.
Пожалуйста, дорогая учительница, Вы с знанием и большой грудью, объясняйте!
С уважением,
Калифорнийском Человек
P.S. Пожалуйста, извините мой плохой русский. Я изучаю русский язык только один год. Кстати, я живу в Лос Анджелесе. Может быть, я могу покупать вам обед?
Dear teacher,
Perhaps you’ve heard the expression “to read someone the riot act”. If not, then it means that you take someone to task (or is that yet another expression?) for some transgression, that is, you give ‘em hell.
Please, dear teacher, you of knowledge and bounteous attributes, please reveal the secrets of this mystery.
Best Regards,
California Chelovek
I like the way you pose the question california chelovek….but the answer seems pretty obvious unless it’s the words “act” (a law) that’s confusing to you.
Not at all! I have heard this expression “to be read the riot act” many times. It’s more than just being told the law. It’s giving someone a hard time. Again, given our lovely teacher, no pun intended. :–)
Exactly; exactly the law was read before the batons started swinging..
Tell me what people see in a video like this that’s ahead of Marina’s videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VsfbwlHbQ
Maybe people are coming here instead of going to youtube? Perhaps Marina should give a link to youtube first in her Emails instead of linking us directly to her site.
I’m not sure, really…shes cute?…those eyes could stop a freight train?…what am I saying, that look could stop a freight train! Problem is , she looks under age and if shes not, I must just be gettin’ to damm old!…dang-it!!!
Ok, I checked out her page on YT and she has alot of vids….and shes 21,… Phew! She also has pretty good overall veiw #s. I’m not sure what her deal is and frankly I don’t care. You know what I do care about? The next lesson from our teacher! …I always watch HFW on YT 4 or 5 time and rate it (*****) once or twice, or a least let it play while look at the comments, but then is over here for me.
There are alot of the Aisian girls on You Tube in bikinies and all sort of different clothing. All of them look very young. I guess it’s a fetish thing to see a youg Asian girl partcialy nude.
But she did have some big pretty eyes. 
Hi capman911, pagedoll and others,
I suppose the Magibon fascination might be a Freudian connection with our inner innocence. She is 21 and is just a normal girl in PA who has a fascination with Japanese culture and a Japanese icon that she represents. Her intention was only to interact with Japanese folks in certain forums in order for her to learn Japanese, which turned into a huge Internet phenomena.
Marina’s sister did an excellent Magibon impression in the Splitting Image Answer video.
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/03/29/spitting-image-answer/
Thanks Pedantickarl for that answer.
That clears up alot for me on that subject. 
Are you trying to tell me Marina has an identical twin?!?
…I don’t believe it…not for one second Mr!! 
Isn’t she Japanese? So there’s your answer.
I don’t think anyone but you, capman911, caught on that I “busted” Marina today on the fork thing.
I know that was cool of you to remember that video with her using a fork.
We will probably catch here eating a tomato one day. 
I posted an answer on youtube to the homework you gave on the vid. WOP , in it I said honky as a term used for a white person. My question is: Where did it come from??
Greatings from Germany, Siberia seems really cold
………………………….. 
so i’ve researched it. and it seems this is the longest word in the world. what does it mean? there are 45 letters.
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
(also spelled PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOKONIOSIS)
big huh? Please do a video on it!
I’m kinda disappointed that there’s no homework tonight… :`(
Wow!
565 comments on this page! Is that a record yet 
Not yet….
For the record, the record is the “Roger” video, unless my record keeping wasn’t recorded properly, meaning my recording was broken.
Phew!!, say that ten times fast.
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/05/12/roger/
P.S.
There are 805 Comments for the Roger video as of this time… beep.
Interesting, very interesting. Someday soon I think that record will be broken with over 1000 comments.
Can you please tell us the origin of the word “lush” used in the context
of referring to someone who drinks a lot?
Mega apples for the Best Teacher!
Thanks!
Marina, where does the saying “feeling blue” or “having the blues” come from? Why is the color blue associated with sadness?
Do you think the Blue Man Group feels blue all the time?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWP6aYwi5M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldxg87pDlI8&feature=related
And what’s up with Venus Hum? Hummmmm?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uurTw0XgX7I&feature=related
I was only thinking to ask the same question the other day. Thinking the sea and sky are blue, which isn’t sad as very mellow. Thought feeling ‘blue’ should be grey or dark if feeling sad. So came to a final conclusion it must come from being dead!!! Blue body, maybe??
Cheers, Mat
Actually when bodies decompose they turn white first, then black as the tissue rots…. Blue or purple is asociated with cyanosis, when the blood loses oxygen…
How about “hem and haw”? Told my son not to the other day, and wondered, “what’s the origin of that idiom? Thanks Marina.
A variation of the old teamster term “Gee” and “Haw” (not the union guys, teamster as in someone who controls a team of horses). Gee was used to tell the team to turn right, Haw to turn left. When you’re “Geeing and Hawing” or “Heming and Hawing” you are constantly changing direction, meaning you are unable to make a decision.
Clammy hands are wet and cold! Now I better Clam up!
Having withdrawl.
Need a fresh dose of our teacher.
And thanks for the card HotForWords
I’ll pass on the white stuff for a few more months/
the word i ask for is etymology – the phrase i would ask for is sick as a dog
Hi Marina,
I am a virgin on your site, although I have been lurking (watching) your videos for awhile.
I am wondering where ‘paradigm’ comes from?
It came from a guy that had 2 digms.
hi Marina,
were did the phrase cutting the chees come fromand define the word fart. what the defination for words u should nkow it in ur name
Funny Cap
Hi Marina,
Could you do the word Lip gloss. I would appreciate it very much.
Plus clammy hands refers to cold moist hands usually do to being sick or nervous.
Thanx,
Krunkteletubbie
P.S. My old account was KrunkTeletubbie82, i dont know wat happened to it tho
*sigh* -.- just look at the word…..it gives a glossy finnish to you’re lips…hence the name lip gloss -.-
Now do you know what a quahog is
Hint you’ll find them in clamcakes. Yes, a cake with clams. 
you have just watched family guy on bbc3
No, I live in the real city Family Guy represents.
A quahog is a specific type of clam, they are usually purple in color, on the inside of the shell. BTW … Native Americans (Haudenosaunee) used them in wampum belts.
Where abouts in the world are you Im in the uk and its Midnight
The netherlands +1gmt
ok… when is that new video comming it’s like 1 am over here allready
foxbow15, I don’t upload a new video until my current video hits 24 most viewed on YouTube….
that would be the top row of this page.
Hey Marina, Have you thought about posting your videos on other video hosting websites?
doh! -.-
Thanks foxbow15
Hey,
What’s the procedure for video requests. Straight to Marina, or post it to a hosting site? What’s deal?
Thanks,
You mean you want to request a word? just post it in the commentbox here…
I mean a video clip word request.
ok…..you mean you have a video , in which you have a word request?
make a video response to here latest video on youtube..
I uploaded the video but it doesn’t show up as a video response to the clam video even though I added it through “add a video response.” I can only see it through my utube account. Is there a lag or something between when it posts to my account and when it is linked to the video as a comment?
ok figured it out….
Post it as a video request to the latest video or the video before that. I will get it that way. You can let me know here after you post it to make sure I see it if you want.
It’s there…..
Excuse me, thanks Marina
cold sweaty hands referring to calmy hands i think. You make learning interesting.
Woo I got a free 30 day trial. It tried to change my default search though
Sorry it took me so long to answer your e-mail James. I was in a different program and my e-mail was not showing up.
Marina or anyone else who can help. On your youtube page it says download whitsemoke for FREE here http://www.whitesmoke.com/hotforwords
but when i clicked it it asked me to pay, i will pay for this at some point but was it a promo that has ended or am i doing something wrong
James xx
uuuhh……torrents ….newsgroups….
Best way to get a trojan really it would be nice if i could find a free trial
ok……..
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/WhiteSmoke-Enrichment-Download-7954.html
found a free trial. The one u sent me said it had ad ware
The version you downloaded probably has adware to, lots of programs have adware to keep the costs low for consumers.
Love The New Word! Keep Up THe Nice Work
I Was Wondering Where “Beating Around The Bush” Came From? Being That Loads Of People Use It And Everytime I Ask, No One Knows Where It Came From
the word free has many meanings, such as lack of price, or it could refer to freedoms. What is the origin of the word ‘free’?
Clams are naughty; their only ‘happy’ when their fried
they’re
Hi Marina,
I’d like to request the origin for “counterfeit”.
What is this ‘feit’ that they counter??
Love your show
this was a nice lesson, happy as a clam, i will use it now jijijijijiji.
Hello, im here to say this is a great show. I like to learn here vocabulary and stuffs XD… greetins
Welcome cej, I’m glad you could join the group here.
Sometimes it gets kinda contriversal, but it’s a fantastic site to learn from. Marina is a great teacher and Guru. 
PS and very very good looking too.
new video up and POSTED a bit dodgy, but hey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDE-ZHA2Np4
Hey James I see you have a avatar now.
What would it be? 
Some forks
Marina,
James has laid down the gauntlet (pretty funny)–we’d like to see you practice what you preach. Just for a laugh of course!
Especially since I caught you cheating in the lieutenant video!
Does that mean then I would have to eat tomatoes and sweetcorn? with a fork
I can’t watch that…
It’s not that bad is it?
I see you followed my suggestion.
I would like to know where the phrase “here’s the rub…” comes from.
BTW, what video editing software do you use?
Thanks!
Could you do the word “promissory”.
Thank You
anyone know anything about this website, …………..http://www.actionext.com/
I am not finding anything about it researching singly.
sorry about the caps lock capjack. so way back when, the bow was called the head of the ship then. hence the head
Yes, Head is the forward part of a ship (meaning the stem of a vessel). For example if I were to ask you “Fred, could you go to the head of the ship and get me 100ft of mooring line?”
Also as on upper part of a spar (as in Masthead) is called a head. Its also used for words like Headsail, headfast, heading, headrope, headstay, etc.
Heads is the old (and still current) naval term for the latrines, originally consisting of little more than timbers, projecting on either side of the bows, on which the crew sat to relieve themselves.
So in the early days the latrine (a.k.a. restroom) (there’s a word Marina. Why do the call it a rest-room?) was relocated inside the ship they just kept the name ‘Head’ so old sailors would know what it was for. In the boating world is full of tradition so you will see many old words still being used today to describe parts of ship, boats, etc.
Head – First attested (as meaning the stem of a vessel) in 1485 in Naval accounts (Navy Records Society, 1896).
Hope that helps.
Speaking of which, I must go and use the head. I’ll BRB.
Marina,
On your way back from Russia if you are by chance flying over Paris could you please throw a mother board out your window–mine is dying. The memory card has been pulled & now the computer works (?) which is a real mystery…anyway if I miss class it’s technical not personal, until I pick a good replacement then it’s both.
Nice that you went home.
Do you really believe that motherboards are made in the Motherland?
And anyway, if she flies from Moscow to the US, she would pass over Aberdeen and not Paris, so she could jump out of the plane straight into my arms.
Bob what browser are you using. I am using IE7 and it want show up like Mozilla I can’t get the comment numbers to show up.
Hey Marina, I just want to say thanks for the card and the picture of you in “Siberia”
Also you look absolutely stunning. I’m planning to visit Beverly Hills with some friends of mine, looks really rich there. Maybe you can show me around 
haha
P.S How does the word “stunning” relate to looks and where did it originate from?
wat is the origi n of howdy
Well, this is a fine how d’ ye do!
Did you know that that word is found in the bible? When I read it I was picturing Moses roasting one over a fire, but that wasn’t it at all. I won’t give it away
I have a few words I’d like to know about, if you choose any of them it would be nice!
spirit (as in your own spirit, where did this word come from?), next one is:
smarten up(why do we use the phrase smarten up? Where did it come from?)
What about hurry up, catch up, grow up, throw up, blew up, hang up, speak up, 7-up. OK skip that last one. What’s up with all this up? The people who use these terms should just settle down and calm down. You can settle up, but can you calm up? I need to lay down.
ok funny man…Times up.
I think you are doing a very impressive work, remember OED is known for many good illustrations. But this is like re-inventing the International Phonetic Alphabet in multi media.
take a look also at podictionary, http://podictionary.com/
I like it. It is different but has the same high quality as your production.
hey teacher, could u tell us where magazine comes from?
Which one?
Mine came from that guy at the end of my block. He lives in a plywood house on the sidewalk. Thats where my newspaper comes from too.
not a problem so here goes. why is the toilet on all USA merchant and navel ships called a head.
Go to the “Loo” post
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/07/04/the-loo/
And scroll down to my post at
CaptainJack replied on July 4th, 2008 11:38 am:
or a faster way is to, Just do a find on page search for the name “Washington”
Don’t listen to jack and all his mumbo jumbo, it is called the head just for irony sake. It was originally called the butt, but that was just too obvious for those clever sailors.
Did I ask you to butt in my comment?
Go away Geronimo! 
Put your butt on someone else’s… (insert lame word here). 
Ok I learned how to link to comments so here is the new and improved version of my reply.
The Head
Link to above comment on this page
A bit more better linking don’t you say?
Ok I guess I’ll try that link again. Too bad we can preview and edit before posting.
Link to above comment on this page
How do you do that link thing?
Click here Geronimo!
OK sorry the link ended up as 404 error. Something got goofy.Lets see if this works…
Click here Geronimo!
Ok I just looked further down and seen that your question was answered to the best of our ability. Apparently we have not answered your question to your satisfaction. Maybe if you rephrase your question we might be able to help you better.
Re-Pete?
I am glad someone could figure out that darn copy and send forth commment thing. You and Bob sure did. I guess I’ll have to play with IE7 a tad more.
I don’t know a thing about IE7.
Nor do I do windows of any kind. I only sleep in one bed. 
Im strictly a mac guy. Even my AIM/iChat screen name is ‘macaddictt’ from the old days of Mac Addict magazine. 
My dear teacher, I found this.
When you are nervous and your hands get wet. That’s what is called, clammy hands
Like when you are playing a video game, and your hands get wet.
where does the word zeitgeist come from
I was watching a short clip online named zeitgeist
It is german or austrian for “thinking of the times”
a short free film that expresses the reality of politics
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
Hello Dear Teacher,
I am interested in finding out where the verb “chuck” or “chunk” came from. They are both used in place of toss or throw. Thanks
Your faithful student,
flanther1
(jim)
I chunked the ball to Jim…..hmmmmmmm
Nice chunk! That’s the old pepper! Chunk another one!
I have never heard of anyone chunking a ball. I’ll axe others to see if they have.
Yes we southerners use it quite a bit the word chuck and chunk. Depends on how drunk we are when we are throwing something to one another. Like chunk me another brew dude
filming for dinner is now complete will edit in a second. got covered in sauce its a bit long but i will trim it down, also Marina I don’t mind doing it again and i will if you or anyone else wants to see me go forkless kinfeless & sponless let me know I love making people laugh (even at my own expense) take care. will post the link up soon (if edit works!!)
Look at that: James is coining words left and right. Forkless, knifeless and spoonless–just as long as it’s not tasteless…..
The only thing tasteless is my mothers cooking
YAY avatar working
Was I right or what?
Yes. just took time and a new picture
Why does my avatar keep changing on it’s own?
Hi geronimo, I think what happens is that when you add another gravatar, the last one you add becomes the default? You have to select the gravatar you want from your list and confirm it again.
Huuuummmm your eyes do look a little beadier. Your mustache is all white.
Quiet, or I’ll scratch you.
HI
IN THE USA NAVY. THE TOILET IS CALLED THE HEAD. DOES THE RUSSIAN NAVY OR THE ROYAL NAVY CALL IT THE HEAD
The royal navy calls it the loo, aren’t you paying attention?
YES, I AM LISTINING. BUT, MY QUESTION IS WHY THE USA NAVY CALLS IT A HEAD
Sorry, WRONG!
The Royal Navy calls it the heads.
As to why it’s called the head, because in the old days, before sailers became pussified, they wound have to hang their posteriors over the side of the ship to jettison their recycleables, and it was always done right at the front of the ship, i.e. in the ship’s head.
Go here to see Captain Jack explain and show a picture.
Bob, How do you find the exact comment link?
I know what your question was, but you asked if the Royal navy also calls it the head, and since we just had the loo video I thought I would make a joke. Obviously, not my best work.
justfred1, I think your caps lock key is on.
Oh! Goody, I can show off again.
Jack, it was explained by pedantickarl
futher down this page.
We sure have some smart people around here, what?
A little trick I will email you.
Thanks guys! Someone else was going to teach me that trick but never came back the blog to show me.
I can smell dinner cooking
Marina is all over the news. You gotta watch this.
http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=of3nm1&s=4
Is that some kind of program where you can insert images into an already shot video?
Check your email in a few minutes…..
You can put images into video in movie maker by pressing split then choosing a pic to go where you split,
Speaking of which: Is there a way that you could add the ability to edit posted posts (that was alliteration by the way!)? I have been on other fora where it was possible. It would be great–I am the king of dyslexic typos that I don’t see until too late…..
Wow its amazing what people do for entertainment. I thought it was kind of cute.
Yes Marina there are programs and plug ins that will allow you to do that. It’s a Hollywood trick they have been doing for years. What program are you using to do your video?
Brilliant pedantickarl!
Hi lostforwords.
A few months back, the question of editing posts came up. Marina can invoke that ability, but later it was decided that leaving posts in granite was the better way to go. I agree with leaving the comments in granite as it leaves everything in context, otherwise everyone would be editing their edits and then you would lose the context of the discourse.
Hey, Hey,
I have been good. No ranting like a fool.
No need for a Kill RRR bottom
It is really quiet and calm,
rrreally
Brilliant. Very professionally done.
You had a chance to figure out the comment thingy. I haven’t tried it yet so I e-mailed it to Jack.
Kitty, Katie, Catty-corner – I understand the origins but I’d like to hear your etymology – How did it get changed from location to location?
It is most commonly kitty-corner here in Vancouver, Canada i.e. His Starbuck’s is Kitty-corner to his gal-pal’s Starbucks. (Too many Starbucks in Vancouver? And I don’t even do Starbucks.)
I would like the word(s) “Peeping Tom” where did it come from?
… and in keeping with the theme of the last videos, we create a portmanteau and come up with Clamato as in Clamato Juice for which we need no stinkin fork. Hmmm, I wonder if the killer tomato can ever be happy as a clam…
Not if you stab it with a fork
Hey there again Marina. Looking good. ^_^
I’m gonna be boring and ask you to tell us about the word threshold again which is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful words of the English language.
If you got time for two words I’d like to ask you to tell us about the word tranquility too.
Have a good day
Patric
can i request the word GREEZY. please.
By the way you are sooo sexy.
I’d like to request the phrase”red cent”, as in,” Your not gettin’ one red cent from me!”
A wild guess: because they were made of copper, it being the closest to an actual red color of any native metal.
Thats what I figured but still curious as to when it was first started to be used as a reference to a penny…if that is truly the case.
Whaaaaaasssssuuup my friend. Still lying low I see. You need to come out of your clam shell a little bit more. We have been eating clams, tomatoes, corn on the cob and all without a fork. We miss you so come on back sooner
Mike
hehehe… couple of really good laughs in my email. a most beautiful woman in the card…seems she had lost her own pants. High heels in the snow? I bet you where ‘em at the beach too.
Wow anyways
.
Had to watch the video a couple of times… Lividemerald
You used to have those old TV commercials posted here, I forgot what that show was.
Fuel TV
oh thank you, now Bob won’t have to answer me. I think the show you put on, by yourself, if indeed you still do them alone, have a better production value than those old spots.
If you don’t mind Fuel TV
What was Fuel Tv?
you killed my refrigerator with this video Marina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz_WOLTFy4I&NR=1
Here are all the Fuel TV spots in a player… http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/01/13/some-fuel-tv-spots/
hey marina i have 2 word requests for you whats the definition for [words] and the phrase cutting the cheese? great lesson 2 by the way
Марина, was breakdancing invented during the Great Patriotic War?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoQb8vb4blA
Love it!
I prefer the more colourful version with the
original Cossack music.
Possibly my favorite Marina video (I have a special list) She’s really adorable in this one
one of my favs
Bill Murray as a cossack!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WS0zoRlLBIQ
I’ll be, the Russians invented break dancing. I wonder if they invented rap too
That was awesome! great moves!!
Hey there, Marina… Great lesson, as always…
I’ve a word request for you… How about “quixotic”, and does it derive itself from Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”? (I can pretty much guess the answer myself, but it’d be fun for a full-blown investigation… 
)
Duh!
Thank you for the intelligent and constructive response. With such wonderful insight, you cut to the root of the matter and bring much to the discussion. How amazing you are, and how proud your parents must be with your greatness.
(damned comment cut off my [/sarcasm]… oh well, you get the point, bubba…)
Brevity is the soul of wit. Or maybe you were just lost for words. Not that I agree with you though. I think it is a good question. I nver knew what it meant until someone used it to discribe me 6 months ago. I had to ask what he meant.
professorwhy, don’t be so touchy
HFW did a video on Duh! If you are a subscriber you should know that. Re: quixotic; ask yourself does idiotic come from idiot? 
Ok lost but, that still doesn’t explain to the masses what the quixotic syndrome is. I guess it’s not really a syndrome but an attitude.
Thanks for the responses, geronimo… Nice to see some board denizens have manners and good social graces…
As for you, lostformanners, er, I mean lostforwords… Interesting little jabs to toss out there, even in your rush to defend yourself… 
Of course, I wouldn’t be “so touchy” if you had just been more verbose in your criticism of my question… Whatever, though — I’m done with it now.
JUST ASKED WHAT IS FOR TEA TONIGHT ……………………….. SPAGHETTI BOLOGNASE!!
Yeah!!!
Oh that could be an interesting term. There are some smelly cheeses out there.
Pass’n Gas @ Sucia Bay
from the Bitter End</a Blog
James.. did you make your gravatar the same email address that you signed up to this website with? If not… you can add multiple email address to your account over there.
Yes, but it just will not work. Perhaps it does not like me
I will try again though
Also thanks for subscribing commenting and giving me a page etc.
Tea isn’t cooked yet but I will post as soon as I have eaten it, can you imagine the amount of strange looks I would get if I did this in a restraunt?! x My spelling is awful, I will buy whitesmoke soon
James, my avatar took 24 hrs to show-up….
on this same line how about cloud 9?
Ha so tempting to just say “my teacher hot fork words”
James! Steady on lad…
It took your avatar 24 hours?? ok ill see what happens tomorrow. Soft boiled eggs are my party piece, I can put a whole yolk in but i need a fork!! my parents dont cook eggs well. My mum is a terrible cook guess I will be eating a whole egg then
Forkin’ ‘ell! But you managed to most of it off your face. When you eat a soft boiled egg, I want to see that!
LFWs I left another comment under yours about teach eating with a utensil. Smart thing going back through the videos
5 HOURS OF EDITING THE VIDEO IS UP
FORK FREE DAY PART 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEva2TIMb0E
Good job James! I favorited it on my channel and made a page for you here as well
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/07/10/eating-with-no-fork/
Looking forward to dinner
Marina
Um….(cough)..err…(cough, cough), what is that implement that you are using at the end of this video? !@#?
You know Lost for words it almost looks like she’s eating a slice of tomato with that FORK.
LFWs cought you red handed 
How could you!! But wait it was : BEFORE the tomato and fork video, but I still hate tomatoes (and sweetcorn) by the way there is tomato in my sauce! I just cant eat tomatoes raw
Great video James. I left you a comment on You Tube also. That teramisu lokked real good.
Good job James, You lucky dog!
hey hot for words i have a question can u tell us here the word Quince came from?
hugs and kisses from your trusted student pini87
Hi pinilla_87,
Although the origin of the word Quince was not discussed, Marina did mention the word in the Marmalade pt2 (Answer) video. Click on the Lessons menu link above and then scroll down to the Marmalade video.
I had never even heard of the word before Marina mentioned it in the video, so I am always learning something new each day.
about tomatoes
have to complain
check it out please
What are you saying. Tomatoes are a hot topic in the US. People are supposedly getting salmonella from them all over the country.
I thought it was about all over with the salmanella and tomatoes. But last night on tv they said there were alot more cases of it.
I think it’s as I wrote it, but I am pretty dyslexic…
A word request: the C-word
. Yes that’s right the C-word! It has a long history in English literature and has an interesting etymology.
It’s not a such a “nuclear” word in England where guys call each other the C-word all the time. It’s a bit different here though…You’re a ballsy girl, so you could get away with it.
Really, i say that all the time
I have read it as a surname (i have a book of stupid names throughout the ages (phil mike hunt was one))
Fanny Cun*
born colchester, essex, c.1839
Fanny Cun* lived in the seaside resort of hastings along with a bunch of other cunts, her son richard ( one hopes otherwise but must assume he was known as dick cun*) and her daughters ella and violet cunt
Also
Cun*y Hoel
Wife of Dick Hoel
Sorry for the obscene language but I hope as these are genuine names I will be let off
The book is called Potty,Fartwell, & Knob I suggest you get a copy its a really good book and the first time you read will have you in stitches
sorry I missed some stars out
James, such language! I am shocked! We’ll have to wash your mouth out with soap, isn’t that what they used to do in the old days?
Faute de goût ! I concede that “ballsy” may have been a little inapt in the context….
Also may I remind you in the old days that they had forks. I dont know why that is relevant now but hey. AVATAR IS STILL NOT WORKING
Je vous demande pardon, ma chère maîtresse, pour vous avoir offensé ; mes erreurs étaient irréfléchies mais sincères.
phrase* i mean lol
hello marina i d like to know the origin of the frase ’skid row’.Thank you
Leave us not forget Elvis’ “Do the clam” arguably the worse song ever recorded.
wet sweaty hands is what you have if you have clamy hands.
I Want to know the word fosters come from its austrlian beer try findout plz jamie from uk newcastle xxxx
Hello, everyone. This is felicity from tropical Japan in which the summit was just over safe and sound.
I can’t eat ice cream without getting my hands to be clammy. This hot season came again when it tastes best.
BTW,are there any other countries where a tomato is considered a kind of vegetable, besides Japan???
If you know the answer, please writh them in the reply below.
Hi felicity. Tomato is botanically a fruit, but due to it’s particular taste and therefore it’s use in soups, salads, sauces, salsa and condiments, the tomato is considered a vegetable, in the US, but my guess is that this may be true everywhere.
Hi P-K
Help me out here please. I remember someone saying ( I think) a berry has only one seed, more than one seed is a fruit thus making a tomato a fruit. So a strawberry is a fruit so can’t be a berry, so should be called a strawfruit?? hhmmmm avacado is a berry…..so what do we call a seedless grape?
Thanks, Matt
re: so what do we call a seedless grape?
An abortion? how about grapenuts?
Just kidding. I have no idea, other than, a seedless variety is called a cultivar or seedless cultivar.
First time seeing your vids!
I’m a russian(/latvian)-american and your accent sounds just like my grandfather’s!
Anyway, a word..
how about “hot” in it’s colloquial meaning of “sexy”?
and a “privet” to you!
It has been done already
http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/06/21/hot/
I want to meet your grandfather nobody101! I could listen to Marina speak all day. The smoky voice, the way she pronounces origin, she says “me” with a special something…
I have another word request, well more of a phase request, “Quantum Of Solace”. I will admit that as a James Bond fan I do know what it means but with the movie coming out many people don’t know what it means so was hoping our trusty Hotforwords could clear it up
THIS DAMN VIDEO!! MOVIE MAKER PUBLISHES BUT ONLY PLAYS HALF I SHALL KILL IT!
Hello Marina,
Another great show, leaving in the minor bloopers was a good touch.
Thank you for the card that you sent to everyone.
Gamblerman had a good suggestion that I would like to second- Pun.
I like to listen to music as I’m sure everybody else does, so…
How about any one of these: Music, lyric, verse, melody, sing.
Also- poem
Were Homer’s epics called poertry at the time they were written or did the word come along later?
Thank you Marina
Hi Warren hows it going. Haven’t heard from you in a while. Have you been on the road? Glad that you are back. You and Jack must have gone somewhere together. He’s been missing for a while too. Now everyone is home. Take care.
Mike
Clammy hands =, sweaty hands, usually as a result of stress/tension.
Not much point of me saying it though as by the time i get to watch the class/lesson about 30 or so people would have already answered it
Curse my time difference and availability
Thanks for the card marina, you made me as happy as a clam
great pic as well, it shows that you can be cool and hot at the same time
ICEALITY > asking for the word.
in the international eco and pop culture scene but not so much in the US.
The word seems to be hot and fresh like you
And since you are travelling more globally I thought I would let you know about it so you can be first to address it.
Google search “ICEALITY” is the best way to find who is using it.
Have a safe trip and hurry back home.
testing avatar…
and it would be awesome if you made a video about the word “Indeed”
Thank you for the card, Marina.
Let’s go make snow angels.
How is your memory Bob. What was the TV show commercial that Marina was in? That picture reminded me of those little spots she did way back in the day… only seems so long ago.
OH yeah, clamy hands from being a part of a Hotforwords video, kind of like a nervous, scared reaction, sweaty, yet cold.
See foxbow15’s reply to the stoker below for the links to those Fuel TV slots.
I’ll try not to be late to the party again, thanks I totaly missed that
Snow Angels new winter olympic sport?
Hey Marina, I would like to know the origin of the word “Bullet”.
Salut Marina,
Your work is really awesome, and it’s always a pleasure to follow your investigations . You’re right, Intelligence Is Sexy ! And it helps me to improve my English !
For my first comment, i would like to know the origin of the word “avatar”
Merci à toi !
LaPassionDesMots
avatar comes from a rat called ava hence avatar backwards is rat ava lol
La passion des mots looses a bit by comparison to HFW, n’est-ce pas ?
Um.. “loses” is better
Hi,can you please tell me the origin of the word wich is “Knife”
Nicely Done
ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО,шикарно…спасибо тебе огромное за карточку
ты снова исполнила одное из моих желаний 
by the way i just have clammy hands when i am particularly anxious before an examination…i know it is not particularly pleasant when i should shake someone’s hands but fortunately this always occurs after the examinations 
Hi!
I want to know the origin of the word ” World ” ?
WORLD comes from WERE-ELD in Saxon “Man-Age”.
Well that answers my whole werewolf question.
werebearpig!
no do they take time before the upload
no
did you use the same e mail as you used to register to this site?
Also James, you have to activate your gravatar on gravatar.com
Click on the gravatar in your list. A confirmation box will be presented, at which time you click confirm. Also, above the list of gravatars, there is a test gravatar link.
testing if avatar works
the origin of the word “GOD”
GOD is connected to the verb GUSH. In old Germanic the word had the meaning LIBATION “drink offered for the gods” and was taken by the priest :->
GOSH, I never knew that before.
what are the “Anunnaki”
just some niburu ,armegedon, weird allien talk -.-
I would like to request for the word “coprophagia”.
i’m pretty sure if you check the roots of the word you’ll get a shit-eatin’ grin on your face…
Of course thats the meaning.
But what is the origin?
Cop-ro-pha-gia
What does cop has anything to do with shit?
“cop” has nothing to do with it…
copro-, copr-, kopro-, kopr- is the Greek word for feces, dung, dodo, shit…whatever you call excrement…
and phago-, phag-, -phag, -phage, -phagic, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagous is Greek for consume or eat…
a combination of letters fforming a word within another word does not always mean that word is relative…”eek” is part of Greek…but i don’t think Gr’s go ’round shrieking…
how do you add an avatar?
Click on the HELP button on the top of this website.
how about now (testing)
go to http://en.gravatar.com and follow directions
i did use the same email….
James, you don’t need to create a comment to test your gravatar.
Once your gravatar works, it is viewable on all of your previous posts.
1 Day Left to Vote! Winners Announced July 22, 2008
Ok I wouldn’t normally vote for a place I didn’t even eat at. But from what I gather by watch Marina eat on camera. My guess is I would love the food also. I know I might eat there someday. So I thought to myself, hey I can travel through time. I zipped to my time machine and bing there I was eating breakfast with Marina and friends. I had a great meal. Then bing! I was zapped back to right now. So I placed my vote for my future experience at Blu Jam. Well thats my story and im sticking to it..
Oh who where the friends. I don’t know. Every thing was a blur except Marina’s pretty little eyes.
I was there too.
you too? So was I…until I realised I was dreaming
I thought I saw a bird in th restaurant. It just struck me as very odd. I worked all last night trying to fix the time machine but it seemed ok.
Hi Captn, Since we are in the Republic of Lexicon, Marina is our congressional representative and it’s OK or not OK to vote on the bills she presents us with.
Well you surely got be baffled on that one.
Boy I hate using that word ‘got’! Makes be feel like a hick. If I wasn’t raised by rodents I might have had a more polished use of the language. I don’t understand I have this craving for peanut butter sandwich.
hey what is the origin of the phrase 911 as in the number you call when in trouble and does it have anything to do with the catastrophic date? good lesson, lovely
911 was just a number the phone company picked that could be used as a universal number to call for help. The terrorist attack was just a date they picked out. Nothing special here.
Clammy hands are ones that are sweaty and cold, usually a sign of stress.
Hi Marina,
What is the origin of the word ‘Prophylactic’,
“Clammy Hands”, are moist and sticky like they would be if you were working with wet clay or mud so the expression is believed to come from the old anglo word for mud/clay – “Klam”. So when your hands are clammy they feel like they do when you are working with clay/mud – think potters hands.
Hey marina…. I was Thinking where the word “Chav” and “Chavette” Originates from as i hear it alot in my area with all the viloence going =]
Thanks.
Hi Marina, there’s this word I always wanted to know where it came from. Since, I say it alot.
Where does the word “dude” originate from?
Hi Marina,
Here’s a perculiar word request for you: Party pooper
Why do we call a person a ‘party pooper’ when he doesn’t even poop at a party?
Does Hot for Words suspect something foul smelling here? Will you investigate this mystery?
Hey, Marina, “clammy” hands are hands that are damp and “cool as a clam.”
I have a word request… “HOCUS POCUS”; I actually know the interesting story behind it, but it is not as interesting when I tell it. Please, let me hear you say, “This is my body!!!”
Answer: you just finished your job processing clams; or you have hands that are sticky, sweaty, damp, cool. P.S. didn’t know that lividemarald is a she, I stand corrected. Miss HFW, you have asked for feedback, video continuity/passed, lighting/ too bright.
LividEmerald assures you that “she” is a he. (hehe!)
I think clamy hands are ones that are cold and sweaty.
I have always wondered where the name church key came from for the tiangle shaped can opener. I looked it up in a set of dictionaries that goes into detail on origin of almost any word out there. The set has 27 books in it. Anyway all it said for church key was a key to lock or unlock a church.
thanks for the card
a five star video
Dear Marina,
thanks for the nice card from Siberia. But you don’t look dressed warm enough. I guess you don’t need a parka because you’re hot enough without one. And you look happy as a clam, without a whole shell.
Well clammy hands are sweaty hands, but does that mean my hands can be happy as clams when they’re sweaty?
The clams in the poem from Alice in Wonderland (or was it Alice Through the Looking Glass?) called “The Walrus and the Carpenter”, ended up being really unhappy when they were eaten. So yes, clams are not always happy.
Hi Marina:
I am a fan of James Joyce and if you have not read Finnegan’s Wake yet it is a complex book of puns. Each sentence of the wake has multiple meanings in a humorous way.
I doubt there is anything like this in Russian.
What is the origin of the word PUN?
Spasibo
Michael ( Misha )
i thought they had all the puns locked up at the Punitentiary…
but, almost seriously, i suspect “pun” comes from the punishment inflicted on the victim of the joke…
I wish I had a pun for every time I’ve had a bad pun punned down my throat, especially since encountering prospero811.
I could take a punt at this, but I too would like Marina to do it.
When one says that one has clammy hands one is saying that one’s hands are very greasy, but with the effect of also being very nasty and not in a cool way. One should not shake Marina’s hand when one has such hands as such.
One who doesn’t shake hands clammily anymore,
Shawn M. “happy as a clam in high water” Norris
How about u do the word ” Dream ”
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DREAM belongs to an Indo-European root “DRM- “sleep” : DREMAT’ in Russian, DORMIR in French :->
Greeting dictionaricdotcom. Welcome to HTW. Let me introduce myself. Im Jack. Yes… just Jack… Don’t believe anything you heard about me. It not true…heheheh
Sorry, been out of class for a while. Other weapons: Takarov, Makarov, AK-74
Hey guys check out this video of Marina.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8epS979yIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwug4wjUetI&feature=related
and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07l2nbpMtto&feature=related
and this realy weird one… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upoUM1SKr7k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPfV3gqNKh8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz_WOLTFy4I&feature=related
yeah…
.. I just watched them again and had just way to many ” wth…. :S ” moments..
Fual TV is pretty cool…wish they would do more on BMX racing . ..first time in the Olympics this year!! Also one of hobbies.
poor thing they don’t do mountainbiking, i’m kind of a mtb freak
btw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llc2hFJTxyE is that marina left of the wheel ? yeah, i think so:P
So that’s where the set in the card came from, not the outfit though.
Is this stuff older than HFW? Looks like it.
The same outfit is there to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPfV3gqNKh8&feature=related
…….winter fresh….*sigh*
right!
Clammy hands are after you’ve gone on a clam dig, means wet, sandy, and smelly.
I ummmmmm … .. . .. … won’t expound too much on the concept of the bearded clam.
These days probably too many people shave, so the phrase is largely archaic.