Oh man I need to get my girl a bollywood dreams shirt. Making cash? Sounds like a topic for hotforprofits. She’s how I found Marina in the first place.
hi there… i have a question here with this lesson… i’m mexican… “casa” means house in english.
You said in this lesson that “cassa” in italian & “capsa” in latin means “box”, so “casa” in spanish is a box… right??? is there a relation with “caja” (box in spanish)??? thx & keep the great videos!
my nickname is jeepster, lol, cuz i’m obsessed with jeeps, and her nickname koba, comes from wut stalin called himself before he joined the russian revolution
I know James.. I woke up at 5am this morning and decided to check my computer as I had a video on the most viewed page and the other one on page 3 and now both are gone! Arrggh! I hate these technical glitches because now I can’t get back to sleep until they fix it!
Hi Marina, If you didn’t get a screen shot of “Little Mermaid” the most viewed the other day, I have it here. http://i35.tinypic.com/vnimfr.jpg
It was up there for a few hours and then disappeared. I thought it would be up there for 24 hours. I’m confused by You Tube’s selections. IT doesn’t make sense a lot of the time.
Thanks pedantickarl. You have 48 hours to be on that list then you go away. It’s how YouTube creates variety.. because being on that list results in about 25,000 to 50,000 views an hour and if you were allowed to stay there forever you would find that people would stop going to that page, as there would be no change. So to be more accurate… That page should be titled:
“The most viewed videos that have been on the site for less than 48 hours!”
But I think that title would not be as interesting.
Marina, I think that:
“The most viewed videos that have been on the site for less than 48 hours!” WOULD actually be a SUPER interesting title
,,,or at least it would be interesting for those of us that like precision
…or to those of us who like tounge-twisters, meaning those crazy little phrases that are so hard for people to say that it “twists” their tounge. For instance:
–Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
–How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
There’s so much aliteration and redundancy that most people get lost with those tounge-twisters
Maybe another title that could build redundancy up for the
tounge-twisting crowd would be:
“Due to the sheer volume of videos, we must act as a valve to prevent violence and give voice to the vision of a vanguard of virile & voluptuous videomakers. Hence, we show the very most viewed videos (inevitably varied) in the last 48 hours.”
i agree that governments were primarily responsible, but governments are a manifestation of society, civilized society. by the way i checked out your site and some of your other comments. you’ve contributed some good stuff to the discussions. hope to correspond with you further.
Oh and how about references to gambling lingo:
I know ‘dimes’ are $10,000, but what about ‘nickels’ and ‘quarters’, if there are any. Would ‘quarters’ refer to a quarter million?
Catch-22 is a satirical, historical novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
“That’s some catch, that Catch-22,” Yossarian observed.
“It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed.
Is there a relationship between engine (early spelling “engyne”), gynecology, and gene? All derived from greek (?) meaning woman and all having a sense of “generating.”
Hi Marina,
I was wondering what is the true meaning of the kuchen. I know when I had taken German classes it meant cake but where I am from it means pie?
All confused up in the north,
Ozzyfan97
They are about 50 megs I think.. take about 10 minutes to upload and sometimes as long as 15 minutes to process.. sometimes faster depending on YouTube’s load
My word request is more than just a word. I was curious as to where the phrase “pulling at your heart strings” or just “heart strings” came from. Thanks Marina.
officials officially officiating from offices far removed. official is just a word for information made formal and public. it is not necessarily a reality, frequently its just bullshit. not arguing with you just pointing out the limitations of official information.
buzz – yes – but by officially, I meant “legally.” Under international law, South Ossetia is not an independent country, it is part of Georgia. It is not part of Russia.
mjjj – yes – it is “de facto” semi-autonomous, but it is “de jure” a part of Georgia. It is not part of Russia, whether de facto or de jure.
in my opinion, russia was asked to intercede, but they did so in a manner that best served their interests and goals. the conflict has slowly been escalating between georgia and osettia. should have been opportunities to avoid this result. all the governments and world organizations involved failed to resolve the issues that led to this conflict. once again civilization fails.
whatever the rest of the world thinks and the official definition of the words mean, i do believe the perceptions of the people of ossetia have some validity. however you may want to inform them as to the definition of their autonomy. perhaps pointing out their place in the dictionary would clarify to them the boundaries of their cultural identity. obviously its another example of people just coming up with a meaning without it being recognized by the appropriate experts.
prospero811 replied on August 19th, 2008 10:04 am:
mjjj – yes – it is “de facto” semi-autonomous, but it is “de jure” a part of Georgia. It is not part of Russia, whether de facto or de jure.
doesn’t really matter .. spirit and practice has precedence. (obviously) – anything on paper is there to provide welfare employment for desk jockeys and has no real significance.
buzz – Russia was asked to intervene by whom? One part of Georgia against another part of Georgia? S. Ossetia is not a separate country, and is part of Georgia. It’s like some people in Montana asking Canada to intervene in a dispute with the United States.
Perceptions of the people in S. Ossetia have some validity, but nobody voted on it. Russia handed out passports like candy to people in S. Ossetia to manufacture some national interest in protecting its “citizens.’ That doesn’t change the fact that the people were Georgian, and that — just as Germany would have the right to prevent Bavaria from seceding from Germany, Georgia has the right to hold on to its territory.
And, I’m not talking about any dictionary definitions here. S. Ossetia is a part of Georgia just like Vermont is a part of the United States and Copenhagen is a part of Denmark. It’s not about rhetoric. It is not for Russia to decide what goes on in Georgia.
one aide in the meeting said. “
Was this aid on her knees, sorry He’s not a Democrat.
Hey ……if Kerry would have won the Presidency, We would
have a Vice Pres Edwards being ripped for cheating on His wife……too?
How is Obama going to be the Pres. if he doesn’t cheat and lie about it?
Either way, mjjj, how is it any of Russia’s business. It’s not part of Russia, and it’s not a separate country from Georgia no matter how you slice it.
The people of South Ossetia want to be independent of Georgia. Stalin artificially included South Ossetia into Georgia, and they don’t wish to respect Stalin’s decision.
Russia is involved because the people of South Ossetia wish it that way.
That’s all that’s needed.
The people of South Ossetia wish Russia to be involved because they wish to be free of Georgia, have close ties to Russia and need them for protection.
The leader of Georgia (installed by the US against the democratic will of Georgia) wishes to crush the will of the people of South Ossetia.
It looks like the people of South Ossetia are (thankfully) getting their way (after the initial attack on the civilians by Georgia).
The US, of course, insists that Georgia (like the US in Iraq or Afghanistan) should be permitted to massacre as many citizens as it wishes without interference from outside.
Fortunately, in this case, the US is no more than bluster and will be ignored by Russia.
buzzword says civilization failed. I disagree. Government failed. Not the same thing. Georgia murdered over a thousand people in Ossetia, a good reason for Russia to intervene.
uhm…
why do we sometimes call a rabbit, a bunny?!
and is the term bunny rabbit correct?
I ask because I’ve never heard of exact synonyms in the animal kingdom before. Maybe there’s a story behind it… I hope
it came from fencing if i’m not wrong, where touché(french) means touch, in case of fencing touch of a foil(sword) and point up for player who “touched” opponent…
Marina, you are the perennial geek. I love it when you talk geeky… “about the inherited css… I always have problems with that!”
You must have made a ton of changes in the last few days, way too many to mention. I noticed that you also have the music player link way at the bottom. Your contact stuff has also changed. I love the comments counter and TubeMogul Daily Views graph which is helping me predict when you hit 100 million views. I made the prediction on the Nickname video page.
In French the most used slang word for CASH is POGNON.
And POGNE comes from anothe slang word POGNE meaning “hand”.
But this POGNE comes from a normal word which is POING “fist” from the Latin PUGNUM.
The Latin PUGNUM is likely connected to Slavic PIAST’ = FIST and even FIST could be akin. The indoeuropean root could be “FIVE”.
Compare FIST = FIVE for the English (it’s really similar) (five fingers).
Compare PIAST’ = PIAT’ = 5 for the Slavic.
Marina. The correct pronunciation of “caisse” is kess. The final e is silent. Just thought I’d let you know. Love the video! You seem happier than usual, in fact!
I also loved your German quote on your profile page.
“Was dich nicht tötet macht dich stark”
(transl: “That which does not kill you, makes you strong”)
Marina’s other “other” sister!
People say HI
Your parody videos give me
a good laugh when you do
your take on Marina’s show.
Hysterical…
See you around the ether
It looked like the sour warheads were pretty sour as the way you made the faces. I have never tried them. I don’t like sour candy. Good to see you this site. Come around more often that is when your doing another video.
hi marina
im jordan , please could you could you do a video on the word Anime and the origin of the word ??
and could i be teachers pet in your next video please
Homework: the root of all evil, dough, change, moola, (Greek) mammon, the green, lettuce, currency, mazuma, and of course, money.
Extra credit: where and when did the name Mkele Mbembe come from? I don’t want Captain ta answer this one – I would very much like a video. If you would, kindly, Marina, blast away!!!
Hey, Hot for Words.
I would like to request the words “Holy Moley”. I have always wondered where this came from. I would love it if you could teach me.
Keep up the good work.
Marina, always a pleasure to see your YouTube posts. I would like to hear the origin of the word “gross”. Why? Well, it actually has several meanings that are all different from each other…and I thought it would be interesting.
You’re both beautiful and extremely intelligent plus very creative, it is no wonder you have so many fans–and I am sure more than a few crushes as well…
I am so mean.. I want 5 more subscribers. so I did one of those sub4sub things then when they subscribed to me.. I unsubscribed from them… HAHA my limitless power is tireless and eve…………..ok i need sleep now
Your reply to melika:
why you are calling me trip.. what video you want me to mak and what a pb n j sandwich is..
Answer:
‘Trip’ because you fell down.
pb n j= Peanutbutter and jelly
Because people will look at it at rate 1 star then no one will look at it because they will think its a scramer or sommething so on this video.. I disabled them.. Just removing spam at the moment and replying to some of the stupid comments that he wrote.. I was quite surprised to see 36 new email in my inbox all from youtube. If you see any spam I missed can you just post where it is.. Its early morning..
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Hi melika.. Its nearly 2am and as time goes by my levels of understanding people go through the floor. Pllease could you explain to me why you are calling me trip.. what video you want me to mak and what a pb n j sandwich is.. Thanks……… Sorry..
Jamesington III <- trip(le)
You never played American baseball??!
first, second, “third” base – triple play.
Also, during the “teddy bear” video,
you slid and nearly fell on your ass!
PBNJ = peanut butter and jelly
Most people just slather a gob
on a hunk of bread and slap
together a sandwich.
In a demonstration video, you could
make “gourmet” PBNJ’s by altering
the technique in an interesting way.
Briefly explain the properties of the
ingredients: bread , Peanut butter
and jelly. Use a spoon and a small
bowl to mix a generous amount of
peanut butter with half again as
much jelly (50-50 mix is too soupy)
Do not overmix! Ribbons of jelly
through the peanut butter have
the desiored visual effect. Then,
slather a gob on a hunk of bread
and slap together a sandwich!
Sliced banana thrown in works
for another visual effect and
sells the “gourmet” aspect.
Maybe this one snot for you.
You should come up with a neat demo
Sorry my dear teacher either FAT fingers or old key board (or something else) The above SHOULD read
Marina….. not Marian. so sorry please don’t wack me with a ruler.
ok thanks man scratch that one…
i really couldnt bother to watch the terminator movies(watched them 5 yrs ago,forgot them)
and what about these other words?
Idiot comes from the Latin word idiota and the Greek word idiotes. Both of these words referred to an ordinary person or one who lacks professional skill. So, since President Bush’s job requires professional knowledge and skill, he isn’t really an idiot.
well .. the job may require professional knowledge and skill, but evidence suggests he may not fulfill those requirements. Thus, he may still be categorized as an idiot.
Freeper? I like Red Kneckk, krakker better.
No there a lot of young kids that learn here too.
Just the ones old enough to know better are freepers.
But your first clue this is a .com
Lefty Wing Webs brain Wash sites are .org and ask for donations.
clever Hitler reference, but don’t you have anything new.
Iran and No Korea goose step and are bent on world domination?
Have you heard of them? Maybe Russia or China?
You should update your jabs. .
reply to Marina,
I like scratch… and I wonder where it comes from… ???
This is what all of my girl friends have in common.
but , Scratch… if you have ever seen a chicken
looking for it’s food this makes sense.
Like,
To scratch out a living.
Stating from scratch.
The action, ” to scratch ” for your money [s] ?
A phrase most likely started by the ” POOR ”
ps, that is a joke aLx I took Marina out of context,
because it’s funnier that way?
and because for other beautiful Women, it’s SO true.
I’m Dominique aka Wizdom from Germany.
I would like to know where the word “OUCH!” comes from.
Here in Germany, we also say (autsch!) or (aua!).
WHY DO WE say or scream “OUCH” when something hurts or when we have pain?
That’s what I really would like to know
i would like to know the meaning of “fit as a fiddle” i just cant imagine how one’s health could be related to a fiddle, but im hoping you will investigate and let us all know. p.s. could you possibly drop in a side note on why mid-westerners (like myself from nebraska u.s.) say, “crick” instead of creek in reference to small rivers and “warsh” instead of “wash” …i thought we were dropping the “r” not adding it. (arse) haha. just a pet-peeve of mine. hey there’s another one- pet-peeve. dunno if youve already done it… i really enjoy what youre doing here! choi.
The root word electric originates from the mid 1600’s, when English physician William Gilbert coined the phrase by combining the Latin word electrum and the Greek word elektron. Both of these words mean “amber”. The electric current was first generated by rubbing two pieces of amber together. “Electric” was used in English language by Sir Thomas Browne in 1646.
Again a very nice lesson, thanks !
But as a French guy I’m a bit concerned by your French pronunciation
Maybe phonetics could be helpful. So “caisse” would be [k][è][s] and “caissier” sounds like [k][è][s][J][é] (almost like if you where spelling K C A)
Maybe other french could help me on this, I don’t really master phonetics
Dear fellow student,
Of course, our french hears may be surprised by our teacher’s pronunciation, but don’t you like her “r”? Don’t you like the sound of “caissier “in her mouth… Once I had the same idea:” we should tell the teacher that this is not the right pronunciation”, but I think we will lose something. Is Francis Cabrel always the same guy without is accent and his mustache?
vive la France, vive la République
Amicalement,
Messire Philippe Gonzague des prairies
And mainly French people have really an awfully pronunciation too !
But they don’t even give a try
The most amazing in Marina’s lessons is that she’s able to captivate so much people, even French ones ! She’s one the way to succeed where the French national education failed : get French people interested in the English language …ok, maybe the language isn’t the only topic here
yatatoo, you are so right. I also pointed out the pronunciation mistake. Nicely, of course. But you actually wrote out the pronunciation phonetically. Bravo! I didn’t go to that much trouble. Maybe we should have Marina ask one of us how to pronounce French words? donfelipegonzales, you, me, and a couple of other French speakers frequent Marina’s marvelous web site. Of course, I’m not a native speaker. Just have a master’s degree in the language. You guys are natives!
Dear teacher,
Excellent video, and as usual an incredible historical reference to the latin. As the latin and the greek are so important in philology, won’t it be interesting to make a lesson about the two civilizations, for the “vulgum pecus” that I am? Thanks a lot!
Bucks is a synonym of dollars, as gold, or pound. In France we say: ‘tune (for fortune), flouz, pez, pognon, blé, cash (as in american), bifton (more used when related to notes) and there are much more that I don’t remember.
Amicalement
Don Felipe Gonzales, Cresus non sum!
You mention filthy lucre. Contaminated-Cash. After watching the video, one of the things going through my mind all day at work was what my mom told me as a kid “wash your hands after playing with money”. Will washing be enough?
Blasphemy is not profanity.(I believe) Blasphemy is what Jesus was charged with in the mock trial. Profanity is a “disregard” of things sacred, blasphemy is more of an “attack” on things sacred. But I do get the point of your links.
I wonder how high inflation needs to be before the goodness contained within the substance of the banknotes has more value than that which the notes represent.
{toothy grin} … yeh! I thought those undergound comix were great .. especially the Zap series. Lots of peculiar, grotesque stuff in there. I liked a lot of the artwork too.
Good radio prog! … I think humor can penetrate deeper and illustrate more than any direct analysis can hope to. Though, God help us from politicians trying to disarm us with their scripted wit.
plus …
I’m glad you posted that link with it’s ref to Colbert Report because it gives me an excuse to reference this YouTube vid: [Colbert roasts Bush to his face]
… and .. now that we simians have drifted from “cash” to “radio political opinion” you (and this includes you, roadrunrnch) might find this other radio interview interesting …
[AntiWar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Pat Buchanan]
Pat Buchanan, conservative commentator and author, most recently of Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War, discusses the crisis in Georgia, why he thinks the Russian action on behalf of South Ossetia was justified…
It’s Maher or Colbert or even Stern but….
How high does inflation need to get?
maybe this old New York Times article can help with your question.
As Jimmy Carter stepped before the television cameras in the East Room of the White House last Friday, his task was not just to proclaim another new anti-inflation program but to calm a national alarm that had begun to border on panic. Inflation and interest rates, both topping 18%, are so far beyond anything that Americans have experienced in peacetime—and so far beyond anything that U.S. financial markets are set up to handle—as to inspire a contagion of fear. Usually confident businessmen and bankers have begun talking of Latin American-style hyperinflation, financial collapse, major bankruptcies, a drastic drop in the American standard of living.
But the troubles had been building up for more than a decade, said Carter, and they could be traced largely to “our failure in Government, as individuals and as a society to live within our means. ” Glossing over his own record of rapidly rising spending and huge deficits, both of which contradicted his firm campaign pledges of 1976,
History is a cruel master learn it or repeat it
Here you go shadowslayer. She did that video last Halloween so enjoy. If you need to find where Marina has her lessons that she has done it’s at the top of the page.
Ahhh… mmmm… oh! sorry I revealed you password. Try this one instead. Hold password upside down and in front of mirror. Hold head upside down while reading it.
Just so nobody else will get this NEW SECRET password.
An old friend of mine used to call dollar bills “frog-skins”.
I am supposing it was his own concoction.
Related matters to cash: The Canadian Maple Leaf coins are
gorgeous! Bulliondirect seems to have them at the least expensive
cost. I’ve only got a few of the tiny 1/10 oz.’ers but, to say buy some!
Be investors!
I was wondering if you can make a video on the name “Sirenia”.
I know you made a video on the word “siren” already, but I’m not exactly sure if “siren” is associated with the name “Sirenia”. I’d also like to know where it came from and if it’s a popular name to use for a person. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Does ching ching refer to the sound of coins spilling out of a slot machine? Of course, nowadays, almost all one-armed bandits have that one arm for show only, and the payola is a redeemable ticket.
Breakfast is two words Break and Fast. I think it means too break a fast.
Correct me if I’m wrong…. anyone.
Contender is a small jar you put stuff….. no it’s a bowl like object you strain food….. no that’s not it either.
So.. Marina likes to keep her cash in her back pocket. NAIS!
I keep it in this thing called a portmoneu aka wallet.
Both are funky looking words if you ask me.
never put a wallet in your back pocket!!! i did it ones and lost it or it got stolen…there was almost 100 euro’s in there and all my cards-.- stupid bastard didn’t bringt it back
The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
The dot on top of the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Actually, roadrunrnch, I just saw a Mythbusters episode where they proved that you can fold a piece of paper in half 10 times. It was a really large piece of paper.
Actually, yes. It’s from the latin word “testes” which means witnesses. ONes testes were considered “witnesses” to oaths, and when soldiers took oaths of loyalty prior to battle, they grabbed their testes and recited their oaths…such that their future offspring would be witnesses to their loyalty.
Actually Marina I used a small piece of his music as ending credits to my video. And will use it on all my “projects”(videos I planned, not made up on the spot.” I emailed him and he was happy for me to use the music and said he wouldnt really turn anyone down. But there are alot of good bits in that track.
hmm thats odd. my videos arent doing too well so I uploaded a video called “she likes it hard XXX porn” and would you believe.. 250 hits already I wonder why !! oh yes oh yes.. oh god that thumbnail is good.
A new book “Judas, They also are doing the Will of God, The Untold Story” or it “Doesn’t work without Them” see http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/08/11/repair/ A Not Her mystery Unsolved.
Maybe she uses 2nd account name?
So she talk without being mobbed like a rock star?
You know the more I think about it?? You never see CaptJack and Marina at the same party?? very odd indeed….
hey,
just wondering, what does magenta mean
as that is my name
but because it’s my name i have had it long engough to not realise what it means
so please can you find out what it means and put it on youtube
thanks…x
and by the way (if your not to busy or something can you say a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to magenta dolezal (she’s my best freind)
thanks
love
magenta…x
Bread,
bucks,
cabbage, (I have only heard this one on the show ‘Rescue Me’
dinero,( Is Robert Denero’s real nam Bob Money?)
clams
green backs
mulah/moolah (not sure how it is spelled)
If you don’t have any of the above just pretend to with credit
being a foreigner, homework is not easy for this lesson.
Some alternate words for cash caught my eye : dough / bread
in French “blé” (wheat) is also cash : is it a coincidence or not ?
do you know of other languages using the bread/dough/wheat metaphor use for money ?
maybe pedanticKarl and othe foreigners can share their mother-language knowledge ?
hello my dear teacher & fellow students hmmm im wondering whether the word ‘cache’ has something to do with ‘cash’ because pronunciation is same,
where im from the money is ‘paisa’ also ‘dinar’ & some others
Hey Marina,
I am wondering what the origin of the word “kiwi” is, as kiwi can refer to a type of bird or a fruit. Why are these two different things described by the same word? Thanks.
Good Golly, Miss BOLLY!
Was it a coincidence that you were wearing that shirt for this video?
In the UK, 500 Pounds is known as a Monkey and 25 Pounds as A Pony.
The explanation for this is that these nicknames were brought back from India by soldiers serving there in the army; whilst in India they were paid in Rupees and the Monkey and Pony were the animals depicted on the 500 Rupee and 25 Rupee notes at the time.
Of course, I forgot to mention that Bob was also slang for the old Shilling in the UK.
A bob was a money collection where participants put in a shilling each, usually for drinks. The expression then arose “to get your two bob’s worth” which meant something was very good value.
Good morning Miss M. Just picking at you did you know you said 1696 instead of 1596. I guess you’ll have to spend time in time out or detention. GREAT video, I often wondered where that word originated from. Everyone has all ready done the home work so I don’t have any thing to add. So I’ll spend timeout with you.
In your video when you said “cassa” means box, I thought you were going to say house or home. Question: In your Casino video you covered “casa”; is “cassa” meaning box in Italian related to “casa” meaning house or home as they are both boxes; one is holding money the other holding people.
I love the music player and listened to them all. Great music choices. Maybe signed artists can offer permission you to use their music as it would be an advertising of their music. What is some of your favorite music signed or not?
I think Ronald Jenkins is a god. I have a YouTube playlist of his music that I play in the background. Im just waiting for him to release his CD. I found a few pieces that I plan to use as a theme song on my videos. We have already talked about licensing. Ronald is one heck of a cool guy.
bucks, greenbacks, dollars. better yet the symbol “$”.
Very nice video Leonard. Had never seen it before. Yes, it sure does look like Marina in many ways.
You do know that’s Scarlett Johansson.
With red highlights.
I haven’t seen that video either, but I can see they do look alike in many ways too, although Marina probably has the height advantage.
[Electric] Automatic Cross Bow
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson – “Relator” music video
great song…so far best I heard from Yorn 
happy new year 2 you too!
…thanks…I guess Hollywood is bigger than my current affairs
…I think she a HOT___hot–HOT
Lost In Translation
All the best in 2010 :- )
Take Care leonard
Marina I am not getting e-mailed when you post a new video.
Oh man I need to get my girl a bollywood dreams shirt. Making cash? Sounds like a topic for hotforprofits. She’s how I found Marina in the first place.
hi there…
i have a question here with this lesson… i’m mexican… “casa” means house in english.
You said in this lesson that “cassa” in italian & “capsa” in latin means “box”, so “casa” in spanish is a box… right???
is there a relation with “caja” (box in spanish)??? thx & keep the great videos!
bytes
Levi
yep
bills, mulla…
my nickname is jeepster, lol, cuz i’m obsessed with jeeps, and her nickname koba, comes from wut stalin called himself before he joined the russian revolution
lol wrote that in the wrong video, lol
Where are all of marinas honours??
I know James.. I woke up at 5am this morning and decided to check my computer as I had a video on the most viewed page and the other one on page 3 and now both are gone! Arrggh! I hate these technical glitches because now I can’t get back to sleep until they fix it!
Hi Marina, If you didn’t get a screen shot of “Little Mermaid” the most viewed the other day, I have it here. http://i35.tinypic.com/vnimfr.jpg
It was up there for a few hours and then disappeared. I thought it would be up there for 24 hours. I’m confused by You Tube’s selections. IT doesn’t make sense a lot of the time.
Good teaching TA pendantickarl:cool: great to back track; you tube is historical
…peace of past
Thanks pedantickarl. You have 48 hours to be on that list then you go away. It’s how YouTube creates variety.. because being on that list results in about 25,000 to 50,000 views an hour and if you were allowed to stay there forever you would find that people would stop going to that page, as there would be no change. So to be more accurate… That page should be titled:
“The most viewed videos that have been on the site for less than 48 hours!”
But I think that title would not be as interesting.
Well thats devotion Marina! I wanna be 1st comment this time ! not foxbow lol. Did you get my video request I emailed you?
Thank you Marina for the explanation. Now it makes sense to me.
Marina, I think that:
“The most viewed videos that have been on the site for less than 48 hours!” WOULD actually be a SUPER interesting title
,,,or at least it would be interesting for those of us that like precision
…or to those of us who like tounge-twisters, meaning those crazy little phrases that are so hard for people to say that it “twists” their tounge. For instance:
–Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
–How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
There’s so much aliteration and redundancy that most people get lost with those tounge-twisters
Maybe another title that could build redundancy up for the
tounge-twisting crowd would be:
“Due to the sheer volume of videos, we must act as a valve to prevent violence and give voice to the vision of a vanguard of virile & voluptuous videomakers. Hence, we show the very most viewed videos (inevitably varied) in the last 48 hours.”
hotrocky,
i agree that governments were primarily responsible, but governments are a manifestation of society, civilized society. by the way i checked out your site and some of your other comments. you’ve contributed some good stuff to the discussions. hope to correspond with you further.
Other words for money include:
Cale
Dosh
Lucre
Gelt
rocky, replied to a comment you had made. ended up above this comment. sorry if it went over your head. ha.
Does anyone say “Benjamins” ( $100s ) anymore?
Oh and how about references to gambling lingo:
I know ‘dimes’ are $10,000, but what about ‘nickels’ and ‘quarters’, if there are any. Would ‘quarters’ refer to a quarter million?
Have you heard the saying “catch 22″??? I would love to know where it came from
From Wiki:
Catch-22 is a satirical, historical novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
“That’s some catch, that Catch-22,” Yossarian observed.
“It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed.
Thanks
Where does the word etymology come from?
Is there a relationship between engine (early spelling “engyne”), gynecology, and gene? All derived from greek (?) meaning woman and all having a sense of “generating.”
Koba Cabana?
Coca Banana?
ice cream too
Congratulations on being the teacher’s pet in her new video.
You scared the mess out of her. She must have seen your picture. 
heads up, billy. there’s a music fan in our midst. his nick ishotrocky check out his site.
damn, your not billyb!
Hi Marina,
I was wondering what is the true meaning of the kuchen. I know when I had taken German classes it meant cake but where I am from it means pie?
All confused up in the north,
Ozzyfan97
Hi Marina,
Do you have any other TV apearances schedualed?
Your student,
Roland Buckles
http://www.RolandBuckles.com
Yes. I have finally mastered the high quality button
Marina, when you upload because your videos are so good. do they take a ling time
They are about 50 megs I think.. take about 10 minutes to upload and sometimes as long as 15 minutes to process.. sometimes faster depending on YouTube’s load
oh good, i just wanted to show you this http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm I use it to encode movies to h.264 ,it’s awsome.
Oh wait you use vista right? it kinda sucks in vista…even tough they say it works
Marina, could you tell me the origin of the word catwalk?
You are the hotest teacher ever
I am glad you add Ron Jenkees’s guitar music to the player.
I have two request Marina. First is ACME (maybe an acronym), second is Heretic.
Thanks and I love the lessons!
other names: Cheta, pilim
My word request is more than just a word. I was curious as to where the phrase “pulling at your heart strings” or just “heart strings” came from. Thanks Marina.
Good request. Marina twangs my heart-strings with every appearance, especially when she is unrehearsed, as in the Revision3 interview.
[a brief interlude from the topic of "cash"]
That’s that thumbnail that shows up practically every week on YouTube disguised as a “very funny gifs” video…
oh! .. it’s the first time i’ve seen it.
(am i being reprimanded for being unoriginal? {sniffle})
actually… the kitten looks like the [firefox logo]
btw, found the pic on this site, if anyone’s interested in loads n loads of pics that have nothing to do with etymology.
[pixadus]
mijj
erm .. yes, BillyB. If you say so.
[What happened when Georgia attacked South Ossetia]
South Ossetia is officially part of Georgia.
… but is independent in spirit and in practice … hence the need for the Russian protection from the Georgians.
check out …
[AntiWar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Pat Buchanan]
… for an explanation of the situation.
pros,
officials officially officiating from offices far removed. official is just a word for information made formal and public. it is not necessarily a reality, frequently its just bullshit. not arguing with you just pointing out the limitations of official information.
buzz – yes – but by officially, I meant “legally.” Under international law, South Ossetia is not an independent country, it is part of Georgia. It is not part of Russia.
mjjj – yes – it is “de facto” semi-autonomous, but it is “de jure” a part of Georgia. It is not part of Russia, whether de facto or de jure.
in my opinion, russia was asked to intercede, but they did so in a manner that best served their interests and goals. the conflict has slowly been escalating between georgia and osettia. should have been opportunities to avoid this result. all the governments and world organizations involved failed to resolve the issues that led to this conflict. once again civilization fails.
pros,
whatever the rest of the world thinks and the official definition of the words mean, i do believe the perceptions of the people of ossetia have some validity. however you may want to inform them as to the definition of their autonomy. perhaps pointing out their place in the dictionary would clarify to them the boundaries of their cultural identity. obviously its another example of people just coming up with a meaning without it being recognized by the appropriate experts.
doesn’t really matter .. spirit and practice has precedence. (obviously) – anything on paper is there to provide welfare employment for desk jockeys and has no real significance.
… and it appears Pres. G.W.Bush is aware of those realities too …
buzz – Russia was asked to intervene by whom? One part of Georgia against another part of Georgia? S. Ossetia is not a separate country, and is part of Georgia. It’s like some people in Montana asking Canada to intervene in a dispute with the United States.
Perceptions of the people in S. Ossetia have some validity, but nobody voted on it. Russia handed out passports like candy to people in S. Ossetia to manufacture some national interest in protecting its “citizens.’ That doesn’t change the fact that the people were Georgian, and that — just as Germany would have the right to prevent Bavaria from seceding from Germany, Georgia has the right to hold on to its territory.
And, I’m not talking about any dictionary definitions here. S. Ossetia is a part of Georgia just like Vermont is a part of the United States and Copenhagen is a part of Denmark. It’s not about rhetoric. It is not for Russia to decide what goes on in Georgia.
mijj who is your favorite demigod ?
one aide in the meeting said. “
Was this aid on her knees, sorry He’s not a Democrat.
Hey ……if Kerry would have won the Presidency, We would
have a Vice Pres Edwards being ripped for cheating on His wife……too?
How is Obama going to be the Pres. if he doesn’t cheat and lie about it?
Either way, mjjj, how is it any of Russia’s business. It’s not part of Russia, and it’s not a separate country from Georgia no matter how you slice it.
The people of South Ossetia want to be independent of Georgia. Stalin artificially included South Ossetia into Georgia, and they don’t wish to respect Stalin’s decision.
Russia is involved because the people of South Ossetia wish it that way.
That’s all that’s needed.
The people of South Ossetia wish Russia to be involved because they wish to be free of Georgia, have close ties to Russia and need them for protection.
The leader of Georgia (installed by the US against the democratic will of Georgia) wishes to crush the will of the people of South Ossetia.
It looks like the people of South Ossetia are (thankfully) getting their way (after the initial attack on the civilians by Georgia).
The US, of course, insists that Georgia (like the US in Iraq or Afghanistan) should be permitted to massacre as many citizens as it wishes without interference from outside.
Fortunately, in this case, the US is no more than bluster and will be ignored by Russia.
Maybe i should keep schtum … this isn’t a current affairs discussion site.
I’ll play myself out with a little gentle music …
[YouTube: Motörhead - Ace of Spades]
pros, check out the time line. south osetia passed a declaration of independence in 1992.
mijj, motorhead is one ugly fucking band, they rock.
buzzword says civilization failed. I disagree. Government failed. Not the same thing. Georgia murdered over a thousand people in Ossetia, a good reason for Russia to intervene.
Very nice kitten. Looks like a cozy place to be
Warm, comfortable and with warm milk on tap.
naw screw that
i asked for this word last week
Hello:
I would like to know the etemology of the phrase “put two and two together.”
Thank you
uhm…
why do we sometimes call a rabbit, a bunny?!
and is the term bunny rabbit correct?
I ask because I’ve never heard of exact synonyms in the animal kingdom before. Maybe there’s a story behind it… I hope
I would like to know where the word “touché” came from. I love to use that word.
it came from fencing if i’m not wrong, where touché(french) means touch, in case of fencing touch of a foil(sword) and point up for player who “touched” opponent…
When I heard the song “Money makes the world go round, the world go round” I thought I was being lied to in science class. LOL
I’m surprised nobody mentioned Tango & Cash. It takes two to tango, but you can’t tango long without cash.
I,m interested in where the word mummy came from, my youtube name is sptaznut
Hi Marina, for my homework greese, greenback, bennies, and currency.
Marina, you are the perennial geek. I love it when you talk geeky…
“about the inherited css… I always have problems with that!”
You must have made a ton of changes in the last few days, way too many to mention. I noticed that you also have the music player link way at the bottom. Your contact stuff has also changed. I love the comments counter and TubeMogul Daily Views graph which is helping me predict when you hit 100 million views. I made the prediction on the Nickname video page.
Hello Marina..
I am wanting to find the meaning of “GRUNT”..As in a US Infantry Soldier.
Pf wow, I didn’t know that word existed, thanks orangeblastfast.
I’m always learnin` sumtin` here!
In French the most used slang word for CASH is POGNON.
And POGNE comes from anothe slang word POGNE meaning “hand”.
But this POGNE comes from a normal word which is POING “fist” from the Latin PUGNUM.
The Latin PUGNUM is likely connected to Slavic PIAST’ = FIST and even FIST could be akin. The indoeuropean root could be “FIVE”.
Compare FIST = FIVE for the English (it’s really similar) (five fingers).
Compare PIAST’ = PIAT’ = 5 for the Slavic.
Marina. The correct pronunciation of “caisse” is kess. The final e is silent. Just thought I’d let you know. Love the video! You seem happier than usual, in fact!
Let’s see….cabbage, dead presidents, moola, green stamps…
everyone uses ‘lol’ to show they are laughing.
but what would a russian person say?
because lol means ‘laugh out loud’.
but not everyone speaks english!
so i wanna know what to type for ‘lol’ in russian!
and all languages!
yay!
i like smilies
In French, they say MDR : mort de rire (dying laughing).
merci beacoup!
mooolah
hi marina!
its me, misscupcake! YAY.
i used to post alot on an old xbox forum, and they had the same smilies you have here, YAY!
anyways, i want to request the origin of ‘can of worms’
example. today i opened a can of worms when i told my dad i do not like his girlfriend.
HAHAHA
yay!
G’day misscupcake. I love your HFW impersonations.
LOL gday and thanks!
I also loved your German quote on your profile page.
“Was dich nicht tötet macht dich stark”
(transl: “That which does not kill you, makes you strong”)
Marina’s other “other” sister!
People say HI
Your parody videos give me
a good laugh when you do
your take on Marina’s show.
Hysterical…
See you around the ether
HI melika I thought about your request.. And yes.. Peanut butter and jelly time is on……………………………
You used to post in an xbox forum? Maybe you’re more of a geek than I am!!!
is there a plugin to limit the amount of smileys used in a posting? ;P
It looked like the sour warheads were pretty sour as the way you made the faces. I have never tried them. I don’t like sour candy. Good to see you this site. Come around more often that is when your doing another video.
yankee
hi marina
im jordan , please could you could you do a video on the word Anime and the origin of the word ??
and could i be teachers pet in your next video please
The root of all evil is the LUST of money
LUST ie: want, craving, desire
The root of all evil is the LACK of money.
the love of money is the root of all evil
i have a request too. the word is “bohemian”. I wanna know if it has to do anything with the czech region of bohemia. thanks a lot for all your work.
I want request u word “ecstasies” what it means and what for
My girlfriend always uses this when she is with me. She says u and me
is a era of ecstasies with bliss joy,
AND I NEVER LIKE TO BE A PET OF SOMEONE,
scratch, moolah, greenbacks, washingtons, dough, bread, bucks, dinero,loot, folding stuff,
Homework: the root of all evil, dough, change, moola, (Greek) mammon, the green, lettuce, currency, mazuma, and of course, money.
Extra credit: where and when did the name Mkele Mbembe come from? I don’t want Captain ta answer this one – I would very much like a video. If you would, kindly, Marina, blast away!!!
Love ya lots,
Shawn Norris
I would like to request “Gumshoe” as in a detective. I have always wondered where it came from. I learn more from you than I do at school.
Hey, Hot for Words.
I would like to request the words “Holy Moley”. I have always wondered where this came from. I would love it if you could teach me.
Keep up the good work.
Dear Marina,
I would like to learn about the word “marksman” as a sharpshooter.
Thanks for all!
Kisses from spain.
Hi Marina,
I would like to know the origin of the word somnambulism.
Thank you so much for your hotforwords videos.XOXOXO
Quester46
boogerty boo too all of you Quester46
Marina, always a pleasure to see your YouTube posts. I would like to hear the origin of the word “gross”. Why? Well, it actually has several meanings that are all different from each other…and I thought it would be interesting.
You’re both beautiful and extremely intelligent plus very creative, it is no wonder you have so many fans–and I am sure more than a few crushes as well…
keep up the great videos!
dinero
funds
green
the green
marks
slides
buckeroonies
dolleros
plunder
plastic
paper
coins
my pocket has only lint in it…please advise where i can cash it it…
and if i had the cash to advance you the moola, i’d happily fork the green over to ya…you could use the big bucks, i’m sure…
meanwhile, i’ll mosey on out…i’m not making any cents!
annudder
payola
greenbacks
bucks
moola
currency
10 spot
20 spot
5 spot
bills
$$$
Marina, the Nickname / Little Mermaid video is number one Most Viewed today with 237,286 views. Very nice.
Hi Hot For Words,
Could you please tell us where the word “galoot” comes from and what it means?
Thank you,
NiTr0_FiSh
I am so mean.. I want 5 more subscribers. so I did one of those sub4sub things then when they subscribed to me.. I unsubscribed from them… HAHA my limitless power is tireless and eve…………..ok i need sleep now
Your reply to melika:
why you are calling me trip.. what video you want me to mak and what a pb n j sandwich is..
Answer:
‘Trip’ because you fell down.
pb n j= Peanutbutter and jelly
I woulda givin’ ya five stars just for the hellofit! …bring up your average , ya know?
YOUTUBE
aPINKpumpkin
I hope you trip on you’re shoelace in front of ur friends.
jamesingtonthethird (11 minutes ago)
I hope you trip off a cliff edge
get some sleep, dude …
youtube comment commentary. wtf. leave it there please.
OH god who has spammed all my videos “faggot” “burn in a fire” oh well I have a sharpe tounge too
FLAME BTHE HELL OUTTA HIM!!! http://www.youtube.com/user/aPINKpumpkin
James, why are your rattings turned off???
Because people will look at it at rate 1 star then no one will look at it because they will think its a scramer or sommething so on this video.. I disabled them.. Just removing spam at the moment and replying to some of the stupid comments that he wrote.. I was quite surprised to see 36 new email in my inbox all from youtube. If you see any spam I missed can you just post where it is.. Its early morning..
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school_dean_hot4.u says: 79.3
http://www.youtube.com/user/aPINKpumpkin here is your monster James http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/08/05/arse-ass/
James, your site may attract people
who think you pander “Kiddie” prOn.
The other video tis morning was better.
Now, I have to start calling you “Trip” <- nickname
Why don’t you do a demonstration video?
Do what you know, start easy, like,
I started with this topic (pulled from a hat!)
“How to make a PB N J sandwich”
Hi melika.. Its nearly 2am and as time goes by my levels of understanding people go through the floor. Pllease could you explain to me why you are calling me trip.. what video you want me to mak and what a pb n j sandwich is.. Thanks……… Sorry..
Jamesington III <- trip(le)
You never played American baseball??!
first, second, “third” base – triple play.
Also, during the “teddy bear” video,
you slid and nearly fell on your ass!
PBNJ = peanut butter and jelly
Most people just slather a gob
on a hunk of bread and slap
together a sandwich.
In a demonstration video, you could
make “gourmet” PBNJ’s by altering
the technique in an interesting way.
Briefly explain the properties of the
ingredients: bread , Peanut butter
and jelly. Use a spoon and a small
bowl to mix a generous amount of
peanut butter with half again as
much jelly (50-50 mix is too soupy)
Do not overmix! Ribbons of jelly
through the peanut butter have
the desiored visual effect. Then,
slather a gob on a hunk of bread
and slap together a sandwich!
Sliced banana thrown in works
for another visual effect and
sells the “gourmet” aspect.
Maybe this one snot for you.
You should come up with a neat demo
Did a quick check and nobody has
got gourmet technique up on YouTube.
You might do it before someone else does!
Do some research, lots of PBNJ videos up.
Here’s a good example of one. Clean post work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZjqqbwgesw&feature=related
Here’s a funny example. Cam video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whrAql1WUJ4
“Peanut butter and jelly
(sandwich) with a baseball bat”
might make a good working title.
You should get a lot of hits
Oh… Dont know if I could eat that.. Sounds horrible
melikadothechacha he is giving a demo already……………http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubla_Khan………
No evil forks are needed, Trip!
You would be the ONLY British
person to ever do this…
For King and Country, James?
Urm… No because…..We have a queen lol
Hey someone ask Marina why her nick name is Koba. She never said
i did. no answer. girls …
I know you did, I wanted someone she will answer to ask her
think you’ll find one? hm. would you place a bet on that?
Marian,
Where did Koba come from?
Who’s Marian?
Sorry my dear teacher either FAT fingers or old key board (or something else) The above SHOULD read
Marina….. not Marian. so sorry please don’t wack me with a ruler.
NEXT…………
bygo button not hard on the eyes
Has anyone gotten an answer yet.
We need to find a prophet ( a Moses ) to go up the mountain
and bring us back HER answer?
roadrunrnch – atheism is a non-prophet organization, but I’d be happy to go get the answer!
okay, as long as she doesn’t say otherwise, i claim that my explanation is the right one. and no-one can prove me wrong.
Word Request: Smart Alec
Hello Marina,after watching your videos on Youtube i finally decided to put up some of the words that puzzle me…here is the list of words
Bellwether
Cyborg
Didgeridoo
Incalescence
Jiggery-pokery
i will be wery happy if u give me a answer to at least one word
Thanks a million
Cyborg is explained in the ‘Terminator’ movies.
Cyborg is a cybernetic life form ½ robot ½ organic.
ok thanks man scratch that one…
i really couldnt bother to watch the terminator movies(watched them 5 yrs ago,forgot them)
and what about these other words?
As we all know, George Bush is an idiot.
Where does the word “idiot” come from … and why doesn’t he go back there?
Idiot comes from the Latin word idiota and the Greek word idiotes. Both of these words referred to an ordinary person or one who lacks professional skill. So, since President Bush’s job requires professional knowledge and skill, he isn’t really an idiot.
well .. the job may require professional knowledge and skill, but evidence suggests he may not fulfill those requirements. Thus, he may still be categorized as an idiot.
Thanks for your support
melikadothechacha – Is that you, Obama?
Well, the word’s connotation has changed from someone who does not have special skill to one that has no skill at all.
his job requires professional knowledge and skill. to bad he’s an idiot, he could have done the job right.
No need for skills when you have innate abilities.
yeah, but bush has nothing but inane abilities.
He is eloquently inaniloquent.
Idiot;
Definition in cool and hip speak just means: ” I don’t
thinkfeel your cool and hip like Al Gore and Bill Maher. “My guess is you don’t have an MBA
from Harvard either. I forgot, what
are Obama’s qualifications, again?
Take your time, you only need a second
Like the MBA from YALE Bush has?
As we all know, George Bush is an idiot. [ WE ] ?
Hey do you speak for all monkeys.
lol .. i didn’t know this was Freeper Central.
Freeper? I like Red Kneckk, krakker better.
No there a lot of young kids that learn here too.
Just the ones old enough to know better are freepers.
But your first clue this is a .com
Lefty Wing Webs brain Wash sites are .org and ask for donations.
Sir, Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir.
{clicks heels. Salutes}
clever Hitler reference, but don’t you have anything new.
Iran and No Korea goose step and are bent on world domination?
Have you heard of them? Maybe Russia or China?
You should update your jabs. .
{ clicks heels and bends over }
suprise!
what the…!!!?
reply to Marina,
I like scratch… and I wonder where it comes from… ???
This is what all of my girl friends have in common.
but , Scratch… if you have ever seen a chicken
looking for it’s food this makes sense.
Like,
To scratch out a living.
Stating from scratch.
The action, ” to scratch ” for your money [s] ?
A phrase most likely started by the ” POOR ”
ps, that is a joke aLx I took Marina out of context,
because it’s funnier that way?
and because for other beautiful Women, it’s SO true.
pie + R) 2
Hey Marina
,
I’m Dominique aka Wizdom from Germany.
I would like to know where the word “OUCH!” comes from.
Here in Germany, we also say (autsch!) or (aua!).
WHY DO WE say or scream “OUCH” when something hurts or when we have pain?
That’s what I really would like to know
Regards from Germany
WizdomBeatz
Maybe the first time it was said the person was going to say “Oh shit”, but he saw kids were arond and he/she covered it up by saying “Ouch”
Hay Marina.
Awesome lesson (ofcourse it was, Sweden was mentioned), and if you give me a bank acc nr that I can transfer some money to I’ll do it ! (j/k)
Word request: Spaghetti (sp) I know it is past in Italian where it more or less comes from, so where did the word Spaghetti come from O.o
Best Wishes, Ath.
It’s all about the money.
Its all about the pain.
Whatever turns you on…
thus said the maker to the creator so shall you see you would cheat the creator out of his reward.
i would like to know the meaning of “fit as a fiddle” i just cant imagine how one’s health could be related to a fiddle, but im hoping you will investigate and let us all know. p.s. could you possibly drop in a side note on why mid-westerners (like myself from nebraska u.s.) say, “crick” instead of creek in reference to small rivers and “warsh” instead of “wash” …i thought we were dropping the “r” not adding it. (arse) haha. just a pet-peeve of mine. hey there’s another one- pet-peeve. dunno if youve already done it… i really enjoy what youre doing here! choi.
Hot4Words words request definition’s “simony” “simonism”
Did anybody say Food Stamps.
I have just started working as an electrician so I wonder where the word electricity comes from!
The root word electric originates from the mid 1600’s, when English physician William Gilbert coined the phrase by combining the Latin word electrum and the Greek word elektron. Both of these words mean “amber”. The electric current was first generated by rubbing two pieces of amber together. “Electric” was used in English language by Sir Thomas Browne in 1646.
Hi Marina,
Again a very nice lesson, thanks !
But as a French guy I’m a bit concerned by your French pronunciation
Maybe phonetics could be helpful. So “caisse” would be [k][è][s] and “caissier” sounds like [k][è][s][J][é] (almost like if you where spelling K C A)
Maybe other french could help me on this, I don’t really master phonetics
Bye bye dear teacher. Be good
[kes'je:] ?
hm. [kəs'je:] ?
Dear fellow student,
Of course, our french hears may be surprised by our teacher’s pronunciation, but don’t you like her “r”? Don’t you like the sound of “caissier “in her mouth… Once I had the same idea:” we should tell the teacher that this is not the right pronunciation”, but I think we will lose something. Is Francis Cabrel always the same guy without is accent and his mustache?
vive la France, vive la République
Amicalement,
Messire Philippe Gonzague des prairies
I heard an interesting comment here in France: “Most French people speak some English, they’re just afraid because the accent is so bad.”
And mainly French people have really an awfully pronunciation too !
But they don’t even give a try
The most amazing in Marina’s lessons is that she’s able to captivate so much people, even French ones ! She’s one the way to succeed where the French national education failed : get French people interested in the English language
…ok, maybe the language isn’t the only topic here 
yatatoo, you are so right. I also pointed out the pronunciation mistake. Nicely, of course. But you actually wrote out the pronunciation phonetically. Bravo! I didn’t go to that much trouble. Maybe we should have Marina ask one of us how to pronounce French words? donfelipegonzales, you, me, and a couple of other French speakers frequent Marina’s marvelous web site. Of course, I’m not a native speaker. Just have a master’s degree in the language. You guys are natives!
Dear teacher,
Excellent video, and as usual an incredible historical reference to the latin. As the latin and the greek are so important in philology, won’t it be interesting to make a lesson about the two civilizations, for the “vulgum pecus” that I am? Thanks a lot!
Bucks is a synonym of dollars, as gold, or pound. In France we say: ‘tune (for fortune), flouz, pez, pognon, blé, cash (as in american), bifton (more used when related to notes) and there are much more that I don’t remember.
Amicalement
Don Felipe Gonzales, Cresus non sum!
My experience has been that I’ve heard pognon, cash, and blé more than the other ones. But I’ve heard all these terms at one time or another.
(was this site created using MODx? .. it has that MODx look about it.)
I think she does. She has had some problems with Ajax and got it fixed.
oops .. i had a little peek at the source … it’s WordPress.
btw .. that red dotted line round your post .. are you contagious?
No mijj not contagious. M was trying some new add in that allowed her to do this to some of us. We are special.
OOOoo…!
{…basks in Capman911’s specialness!}
hears one for the teature http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iQZiVD_zA&feature=related
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wQtS_mfho&feature=related
Is that your backside in the jeans in the photo, Marina?
Hope so
the backside in the photo looks like jailbait. or she could be saying if your gonna play the video you gotta pay.
as a digression from filthy lucre, some of you intellectuals may be interested in another filthy subject …
i found this little analysis of profanity in an old underground comic
(Zap Comix #12 : publisher : Last Gasp)http://www.lastgasp.com/d/4935/
and some time ago i scanned in the panels to include in a non-existant website…
(anyone with eyes sensitive to profanity should wear a blindfold before visiting the links below!)
[Introduction]
[1. Sex]
[2. Bodily Functions]
[3. Blasphemy]
[4. Slander]
[Conclusion]
dunno how accurate it all is, but, it’s worth a look.
You mention filthy lucre.
Contaminated-Cash. After watching the video, one of the things going through my mind all day at work was what my mom told me as a kid “wash your hands after playing with money”.
Will washing be enough?
Blasphemy is not profanity.(I believe) Blasphemy is what Jesus was charged with in the mock trial. Profanity is a “disregard” of things sacred, blasphemy is more of an “attack” on things sacred. But I do get the point of your links.
lol @ your Contaminated-Cash link!
I wonder how high inflation needs to be before the goodness contained within the substance of the banknotes has more value than that which the notes represent.
nods for citing a comic book and an underground at that! you are my kind of scholar.
{toothy grin} … yeh! I thought those undergound comix were great .. especially the Zap series. Lots of peculiar, grotesque stuff in there. I liked a lot of the artwork too.
I dug up some examples as a reminder …
[robert crumb]
[Victor Moscoso]
[S. Clay Wilson]
[Robert Williams]
[Rick Griffin]
mijj, thought you might appreciate this link
Good radio prog! … I think humor can penetrate deeper and illustrate more than any direct analysis can hope to. Though, God help us from politicians trying to disarm us with their scripted wit.
plus …
I’m glad you posted that link with it’s ref to Colbert Report because it gives me an excuse to reference this YouTube vid:
[Colbert roasts Bush to his face]
monkeys like NPR too what a shock
I thought monkeys were too smart to be mislead with propaganda.
… and .. now that we simians have drifted from “cash” to “radio political opinion” you (and this includes you, roadrunrnch) might find this other radio interview interesting …
… oops
… there should have been a web address in that last link …
ahem …
mij
cool, never ran across that site before. thanks for the link. good program.
It’s Maher or Colbert or even Stern but….
How high does inflation need to get?
maybe this old New York Times article can help with your question.
As Jimmy Carter stepped before the television cameras in the East Room of the White House last Friday, his task was not just to proclaim another new anti-inflation program but to calm a national alarm that had begun to border on panic. Inflation and interest rates, both topping 18%, are so far beyond anything that Americans have experienced in peacetime—and so far beyond anything that U.S. financial markets are set up to handle—as to inspire a contagion of fear. Usually confident businessmen and bankers have begun talking of Latin American-style hyperinflation, financial collapse, major bankruptcies, a drastic drop in the American standard of living.
But the troubles had been building up for more than a decade, said Carter, and they could be traced largely to “our failure in Government, as individuals and as a society to live within our means. ” Glossing over his own record of rapidly rising spending and huge deficits, both of which contradicted his firm campaign pledges of 1976,
History is a cruel master learn it or repeat it
It’s NOT Maher or Colbert or even Stern but….
Hey! could you do the word halloween because ive always wondered where that word came from. thank you!
Here you go shadowslayer. She did that video last Halloween so enjoy. If you need to find where Marina has her lessons that she has done it’s at the top of the page.
Halloween
Do you have a ringtone with your theme song? I want to load it on my phone in case you call.
Wish you luck Jimlovu.
I been trying to get a ring tone from her for over a year now. I want one of Ronald Jenkees guitar on the keyboard. 
Just in case she calls? LOL That’s a good one!
Not even the TAs get a phone call.
Ronald Jenkees would be a cool ring tone. When I pick up a new iPhone I’ll have to make a RJ ring tone.
Hello Marina,
Another word for cash is “honey-money!” … to buy the sweet things in life.
Word request: qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm-ism? Trying to figure out where this “ism” came from. Should anybody know… please comment!
Cheers!
David
Shhh! Doh! too late…
Now I have to change
my password!
Ahhh… mmmm… oh! sorry I revealed you password. Try this one instead. Hold password upside down and in front of mirror. Hold head upside down while reading it.
Just so nobody else will get this NEW SECRET password.
Here it is… ootyelevoldnatramsaniramsdrowroftoh
My apologies!
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That’s as bad as a that calculator joke ” 22378008 ”
An old friend of mine used to call dollar bills “frog-skins”.
I am supposing it was his own concoction.
Related matters to cash: The Canadian Maple Leaf coins are
gorgeous! Bulliondirect seems to have them at the least expensive
cost. I’ve only got a few of the tiny 1/10 oz.’ers but, to say buy some!
Be investors!
This is a funny quote for all of us that copy paste things from the net:
I always feel a bit violated when someone copies my stuff. Now days I think is as a complement that my works was good enough to be copied.
I was wondering if you can make a video on the name “Sirenia”.
I know you made a video on the word “siren” already, but I’m not exactly sure if “siren” is associated with the name “Sirenia”. I’d also like to know where it came from and if it’s a popular name to use for a person. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
word request: spank.
Why is it enough to use the word “slap” with respect to hands, faces, etc., but with respect to the butt, it’s “spank?”
Both are probably Onomatopoeias ie., words that sound like what they describe. The sound must be different when you slap than when you spank.
I thought it was the monkey that one spanked……
Hmmm…. forgot about that! Yes, butts get spanked, and monkeys get spanked, but most other things get slapped. Weird.
Actually, when one spanks the monkey one doesn’t actually “spank,” does one?
hmmm …
aLx – that’s a friggin’ riot!
Words for Cash:
Moolah
Casa
Dinars
Shells
Wampum
bones
Greenbacks
“Dead Presidents”
Ching ching
Paper
Cheese
Spends
That’s all I can think of now.
Does ching ching refer to the sound of coins spilling out of a slot machine? Of course, nowadays, almost all one-armed bandits have that one arm for show only, and the payola is a redeemable ticket.
Ching ching refers to the sound of money registers like in soda shops and hardware stores from the late 1900s to the early part of the 20th century.
Marina,
How often does your view total update?
I’m late for school
Thats okay… If your lucky sell keep you after class
i would like to know the origin words of breakfast and contender
Breakfast is two words Break and Fast. I think it means too break a fast.
Correct me if I’m wrong…. anyone.
Contender is a small jar you put stuff….. no it’s a bowl like object you strain food….. no that’s not it either.
Breakfast means to break the fast, the nightly fast.
You’re thinking of container! LOL
Contender comes from words meaning to strive or exert effort.
If you eat your Wheaties, you’ll become a contender.
well we have the terms moolah and dough
word request: hotbed – as in “a hotbed of activity.”
word request: frozen wasteland – as in “eric’s bedroom”
Aw, man! That’s cold!
Sorry prospero811, I had to laugh at buzzword’s retort. Of course, he’s WAY off base!
Was it actually a retort? I didn’t tort in the first place, so how can be a REtort? Hmmm….
That’s o.k. lividemerald – you can have a laugh at my expense! I can take it! I’ll keep a stiff…upper lip!
don’t worry, he’s used to it …
lividemerald,you wish he was
What is this – kick the prose perro to the curb day?
So.. Marina likes to keep her cash in her back pocket. NAIS!
I keep it in this thing called a portmoneu aka wallet.
Both are funky looking words if you ask me.
Poor me who’s got cash
never put a wallet in your back pocket!!! i did it ones and lost it or it got stolen…there was almost 100 euro’s in there and all my cards-.- stupid bastard didn’t bringt it back
Did you mean porte-monnaie ?
that’s another word for it, sure.
Why is it that “one thousand” contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A?
yeah, and they don’t have a tail, either. now that is weird!
killjoy
Alx every time I read his response and your answer I have to get back up of the floor from laughing so much. Thanks guys for the humor.
The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
The dot on top of the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Actually, roadrunrnch, I just saw a Mythbusters episode where they proved that you can fold a piece of paper in half 10 times. It was a really large piece of paper.
I quote `em as I hear `em : “caisse which means money bucks”
if you want to send me some money… yap yap yap.. keep dreaming
Cha-ching
Green stuff
Moola
Coin
Wallet cider
Folding stuff
Greenbacks
Jingle
And my grandmother’s favorite…”Whoopie coupons”
I’d like to know the origin of the word “gibberish”!
Is it me or does anyone else see the humor in this?
A lesson on cash shortly after one on leech.
There is a solid connection, betrayed by: “[...]if you want to send me some cash, it’s always welcome”
Wannabe leacher!
Maybe the leech she dated took all of her money. You know, sorry honey I left my wallet in my other pants.
mmmmm, green stuff. Maybe I better get going on getting some lottery tickets and try to be 2 rich to work.
Is the word testify related to the word testicle?
no
Actually, yes. It’s from the latin word “testes” which means witnesses. ONes testes were considered “witnesses” to oaths, and when soldiers took oaths of loyalty prior to battle, they grabbed their testes and recited their oaths…such that their future offspring would be witnesses to their loyalty.
eu nuchs?
So the next time I go to court I’ll grab my balls with one hand and lay the other on the Bible.
Next time? C-man, you go to court often?
only when your balls are to the wall.
…or freeballing…
Actually Marina I used a small piece of his music as ending credits to my video. And will use it on all my “projects”(videos I planned, not made up on the spot.” I emailed him and he was happy for me to use the music and said he wouldnt really turn anyone down. But there are alot of good bits in that track.
i wanna see my monster!!
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/kumquat
OH MY GOD SOMEONE BEAT MY MONSTER UP! if i add a gravtar and get rid of it again will i have a different monster?
hmm thats odd. my videos arent doing too well so I uploaded a video called “she likes it hard XXX porn” and would you believe.. 250 hits already I wonder why !! oh yes oh yes.. oh god that thumbnail is good.
Man everyone should see James’s video. It is just out of this world. I mean some great shots too.
I know its good yes?
Really now?!
Gimme linkzzz… or die!
Click on his name and it’ll take you there.
heheheh James is learning a very ancient marketing trick.
A new book “Judas, They also are doing the Will of God, The Untold Story” or it “Doesn’t work without Them” see http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/08/11/repair/ A Not Her mystery Unsolved.
Well we got a few to go look and comment.
Why did you put a nail in your thumb James? It sound painful, not good.
Marina here is a link to free ITunes down loads. You may could use some of these.
Mike
http://www.itsfreedownloads.com/music-widgets/
Wow, I didn’t see that music link yesterday. Do I get detention for snoozing (you snooze you loose)?
I think she snoozed all day yesterday not one comment from M.
Maybe she uses 2nd account name?
So she talk without being mobbed like a rock star?
You know the more I think about it?? You never see CaptJack and Marina at the same party?? very odd indeed….
hey,
just wondering, what does magenta mean
as that is my name
but because it’s my name i have had it long engough to not realise what it means
so please can you find out what it means and put it on youtube
thanks…x
and by the way (if your not to busy or something can you say a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to magenta dolezal (she’s my best freind)
thanks
love
magenta…x
hello ms.orlova , my beautifull teacher
please can you investagte the word ’sex’ for me please , i would be very grateful if you did …..
Bread,
bucks,
cabbage, (I have only heard this one on the show ‘Rescue Me’
dinero,( Is Robert Denero’s real nam Bob Money?)
clams
green backs
mulah/moolah (not sure how it is spelled)
If you don’t have any of the above just pretend to with credit
Hello my dear Teacher,
Care to investigate “thrown for a loop”, “knocked for a loop”
“head over heels”…
~
Sparkz
She has done “Head over heels” check out her lessons. It is up top on the bottom left.
Bling
“HIV virus” is also redundant. People say that one all the time.
“HIV virus” is also redundant parthenophilast is also redundant thats why your cured now.
hey teacher.
i found this lesson really good i enjoyed it. thank you for your time and patience with us. though i cant promise to behave being as i am 19 lol.
cash dollars pounds money franks euros marks flash wads quid. lots of em.
can i have an A+ for been prize class clown lol
mike
so, what’s up with “koba”?
Very good lesson, dear teacher !
being a foreigner, homework is not easy for this lesson.
Some alternate words for cash caught my eye : dough / bread
in French “blé” (wheat) is also cash : is it a coincidence or not ?
do you know of other languages using the bread/dough/wheat metaphor use for money ?
maybe pedanticKarl and othe foreigners can share their mother-language knowledge ?
Your back-from-’netless-holidays student
I think that’s an excellent question. I’ll second that request.
Request: I heard that Obama is a “little wet behind the ears”. Where where did the phrase come from?
I thought it meant there’s a pond behind the cornfield. Maybe not.
hello my dear teacher
& fellow students 
hmmm im wondering whether the word ‘cache’ has something to do with ‘cash’ because pronunciation is same,
also ‘dinar’ & some others 
where im from the money is ‘paisa’
‘cache’ was a term coined in an IBM journal , to refer to a temporary buffer and the term stuck. I guess it sounded sexier.
‘cache’ comes from the French word cacher – ‘to hide’.
Different origin to the word ‘cash’.
Hey Marina,
I am wondering what the origin of the word “kiwi” is, as kiwi can refer to a type of bird or a fruit. Why are these two different things described by the same word? Thanks.
Good Golly, Miss BOLLY!
Was it a coincidence that you were wearing that shirt for this video?
In the UK, 500 Pounds is known as a Monkey and 25 Pounds as A Pony.
The explanation for this is that these nicknames were brought back from India by soldiers serving there in the army; whilst in India they were paid in Rupees and the Monkey and Pony were the animals depicted on the 500 Rupee and 25 Rupee notes at the time.
Of course, I forgot to mention that Bob was also slang for the old Shilling in the UK.
A bob was a money collection where participants put in a shilling each, usually for drinks. The expression then arose “to get your two bob’s worth” which meant something was very good value.
Small coins and loose change is variously referred to as shrapnel, confetti or grapeshot.
And thats why you were teachers pet!
good job
Good morning Miss M. Just picking at you did you know you said 1696 instead of 1596. I guess you’ll have to spend time in time out or detention. GREAT video, I often wondered where that word originated from. Everyone has all ready done the home work so I don’t have any thing to add. So I’ll spend timeout with you.
There’s only one true Cash; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
Yeah, I’ve even been sending this one to people.
How about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYctbbWWzzo
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=1CAudY_pAjw&feature=related
ELVIS DOING CASH BETTER THAN JOHNNY DOING ELVIS!
whisper]
…back tracking…cash box…[
Someone sent me this dweeb a while back & responded by sending them “Hurt”. http://www.katu.com/home/video/11944831.html?video=pop&t=a Guess he’s played with some of Cash’s old band members…on it goes.
In your video when you said “cassa” means box, I thought you were going to say house or home. Question: In your Casino video you covered “casa”; is “cassa” meaning box in Italian related to “casa” meaning house or home as they are both boxes; one is holding money the other holding people.
I love the music player and listened to them all. Great music choices. Maybe signed artists can offer permission you to use their music as it would be an advertising of their music. What is some of your favorite music signed or not?
I like the one from Ronald Jenkins about the guitar played on a key board. I wish M would use it more often.
I think Ronald Jenkins is a god. I have a YouTube playlist of his music that I play in the background. Im just waiting for him to release his CD. I found a few pieces that I plan to use as a theme song on my videos. We have already talked about licensing. Ronald is one heck of a cool guy.