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  1. MtnDood says: 109

    Marina you just described me [in a nutshell] as in a brief word describing someone. Why not a box? Boo! No to slavery! [Mandatory] work is bad!

  2. darlingj says: 108

    You look and construct the lesson so as to give a full understanding of the word. This is just what I would love to see in a Video Dictionary – maybe tightened up just a bit for time… :grin:

  3. sindri says: 107

    Such a tease Marina. Reminds me of HFP. Great lesson though. I always love the first use part of the word lesson. Seems to give you a little insight on the peoples of that time.

  4. moobi says: 106

    If Carlyle was speaking of Congress, he may have a point:

    Uncle Jay Explains Congressional Recess

  5. mijj says: 105

    Marina, i think your style in this vid inspired [this guy]

  6. mrchex says: 104

    Mr Carlyle, by his comment, apparently thinks africans would be lazy if not slaves. Nuttin but bullshit and lack of observation.

    people always do better operating under their choice and decision
    than as slaves.

    Mr Carlyle is a very poor observer and a lazy thinker with this thought.

  7. leonard says: 103

    slaves or slavics? :shock: productivity and keeping up to the bosses or waitng for the other person to do it. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3UKmcZU_0

  8. muggins says: 102

    Thank you, Marina, for doing ‘feckless’, and bringing up Carlyle. I’d heard the name but never looked into him. It was good to wikipedia Carlyle, but he’ll not make it on my reading list because the genetics question is a loser. It’s a rationale created to justify prejudice. Prejudice is a form of laziness. It’s feckless. It’s quicker and easier to pre-judge people as homogenous members of groups than it is to invest the effort to listen and observe individuals. Since I’ve recently devoted my reading primarily to U.S. History from the Revolution to the Civil War, it interested me that Carlyle was embraced by some slave holders in the South. Happily he was shunned in his own country after advocating slavery.

  9. tosterr says: 101

    Марина, расскажи пожалуйста про происхождение слова “шизлонг” и… какая связь между воровствой и битьем в слове “Воробей”?

  10. wayne1987 says: 100

    i wud like 2 know were the word rain check come from. and keep up the good work.

  11. mijj says: 99

    what’s the background to the name for our world: “earth” [the Third Stone from the Sun]?

    ps …

    Marina, why did you reject the UK and chose to live in the US? :sad:

  12. andreas says: 98

    Hi!

    I love your site because it encourages such curiosity and as a teacher, I love that!

    Please enlighten me; what exactly is the origin of the word “hamburger?” There is no pork in a hamburger, so why HAMburger?

    THANKS for your work :grin:

  13. hi marina!
    I´d like to request the origin of the words : YELLOW-BELLIED(a man who is weak-hearted or timid) and the word: YETI (bigfoot)

    cheers

  14. monsoon says: 96

    I was wondering the origin of the word: OOPS

  15. smithercell says: 93

    Hey Marina,

    Can you describe the origin of the term “high-tailing,” which is used basically to describe leaving in a great hurry?

    Thanks in advance.

  16. Capman911 says: 92

    Does anybody know how to turn on the add friend or block user feature on my utube account. :?:

  17. James says: 91

    YouTube
    Joined: 31 December 1969

    How do they do that??

  18. shane says: 90

    Where did the phrase “Bought the Farm” come from in reference to someone dying?

  19. David says: 89

    Hi Marina,

    To curtail my sometimes bad habit of swearing when I feel very intense about something, I am trying something new. When I want to say something like… “You are fawkin’ hilarious!”… I will now rephrase my expressions to use the word feck!

    Like… “the feckin’ cat had a turd hanging off his feckin’ butt and sat on my feckin’ lap. That stinky little feckin’ shet thinks it’s hilarious. Feeeeeck!

  20. lightnjack says: 88

    You mentioned the “gringo” in one of your latest videos. What is it’s origin?

  21. Marina,
    I thought that I would be able to answer your question concearning Speaker of The House John Griffin Carlisle Senatotor from Kentucky retired NY Lawyer :grin: :oops:

    I looked through the Pullman Strike where President Glover Cleavland was forced to use The US Troops !! :???: :shock: :mrgreen:

    I went through the KKK era going from the Civil War through World War 1. :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :eek:

    The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 and the effects on labor laws. :arrow: :shock:

    But their was simply no veiws from the senator who was appointed after Senator John B Keck had Passed away. :razz: :roll: :grin: :smile: :mrgreen:

    Greg

  22. khanhdumbb says: 86

    Haha, you say feck funny. =) What’s the origin of the word CONDOM.

  23. I’d Like t request the word: Root Beer

  24. I have a request, what is the origin of the word Sloth? Where did the animal get it’s name from, was it from being seen as one of the seven deadly sins?
    —Amber

  25. James says: 83

    commet 200! Marina I have a request. Why do is disk/disc sometimes spelled “disc” or “disk” When they both mean the same thing

  26. James says: 82

    Yay for my channel

    Channel Views: 4,000

  27. dampeman says: 81

    That was a Nice video Hot4Words :razz:

    I’d like to request : Mesonoxian

  28. Marina says: 80

    This is an interesting bit on Auto-Tune that is USED so much in music these days.. first heard in the Cher “Believe” song… where everyone’s voice sounds so electronic these days.

    http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/06/09/080609on_audio_frerejones

    I added it to the tail-end of my karaoke post as well.

  29. prospero811 says: 78

    Homework: Carlyle’s view depends on the assumption that those enslaved would have less feck than not enslaved. Since he did not base that opinion on any empirical evidence of human feck levels, then I suspect it was merely a racist view. We know today that there are essentially no differences between races of humans at the genetic level, and there really is only one human race (we are all 99.9% the same genetically). So, without any evidence that certain groups are predisposed to fecklessness than other groups, Carlyle’s conclusion must be rejected as unsupported.

    Further, even if there was evidence for his view, humans have an inalienable right to be feck-challenged as they like and it is not for Carlyle to be the arbiter of who is and is not sufficient full of feck to warrant freedom.

    There you go, another opinion shamelessly posted by your trusty Prospero the Wizard.

  30. bobsully says: 77

    I’m not sure what has happened, but the video window doesn’t come up for any of the lessons. I haven’t really upgraded anything lately. I am using FireFox3 and Windows XP/SP3. Maybe I will test IE. I don’t get any errors or anything. There is simply no embedded video. :sad:

  31. wetsuit5 says: 76

    @ 1986
    #2 @ 1486
    #3 @ 1093

  32. jojokerus says: 75

    I think Thomas Carlyle should have got of his feckless behind and done some hard labour. Tote that bail Tommy boy or we gonna tie you to the whippin’ post!

  33. Ellooo. I was wondering if you can tell me where the word schmuck came from. lol. I get the meaning… But I don’t get the origin or anything.
    Thanks :mrgreen:

  34. tayljim says: 73

    10 more votes
    total now 1931

  35. Hello, Marina, I also wanted to know about the word onomatopoeia for basically the same reason as dsolaris. Why such an interesting word for a word that sounds like what it is?

  36. maxeaus says: 71

    G’day, could you tell me what the word ” VIBES” stands for please and it’s origin. You often hear people say, “Im getting bad vibes” with this or that. Thankyou. X0X0.

  37. dsolaris says: 70

    Hello my teacher,
    Could you look up the origin of onomatopoeia. I know what it means but it seems a tad unusual for such a simple concept.

  38. matilda says: 69

    Hello, Marina.
    Thank you for your great lessons!
    Could you tell me the origin of the word “longman?” It’s the name of the famous dictionary, but does this have some special meaning? :roll:

  39. whatamack says: 68

    Hello, my teacher. I’ve been seeing the word hegemony used in political discussions and newspaper columns, and would love it if you could take some time to investigate. :cool:

  40. kdhrocks says: 67

    Hi Marina, my word is xylophone
    D

  41. cufan71 says: 66

    Have a happy & safe Labor Day Marina!!! :cool:

  42. okay4now says: 65

    Hey Marina,
    Just to let you know, most likely you already do, that I just heard James at War’s Bad Grammar coming over the radio at my tiny local market down the street–remember I’m in Paris. too funny :!:

  43. nighteye says: 64

    Well, it’s a good view, in a way. You see, even with the abolishment of traditional slavery, most people are still slaves – to the economy. We’re slaves of kapitalism, forced to work because we have to make money to buy the food we need to stay alive.

    Carlyle’s view still holds true, even if the type of slavery changed.

  44. Hey, I was wondering about the origin of the word “Television”
    Thanks!! :)

  45. James says: 62

    Marina. Did you have a word with misscupcake? I did too. I said.. “What if Marina stopped making videos because of abuse.. she just ignores it because there are so many more people that like her than hate her” I also mentioned how sometimes if people steal your videos other people who may not have seen you otherwise may be drawn towards your channel giving you more subscribers. Thanks Marina. It is good to have misscupcake back :cool:

    • Capman911 says: 62.1

      I think a bunch of us emailed her James, I know I did. She told me Marina talked to her and was her biggest inspiration for coming back and told her to ignore ares wipes like that. So we need to get behind Misscupcake1 and help her out for a while till she gets her spirit back up. :smile:

      • Hi Mike,

        Thanks for recommending me as a TA. I don’t know what you said or to whom, but it sure is nice to be recognized for the little things we do. Here’s a cold one on me [].

        Hope your knee is healing well bro.

        -Kent

        • Hey pal your welcome. You deserve to be recognized as hard as you have worked to go to school and play with us on here. It is a great pleasure to know you as a friend. My staples are out of my knee and now all is rehab time. Thanks for the brew.

          Mike

    • Marina says: 62.2

      She’s cool… it’s what everybody who starts to get any level of success on YouTube (and the net) goes through. It’s different from the real world where if you start to achieve a level of notoriety (fame), everyone around you becomes a “yes” man, “you are so great”, etc.. so you start to get a distorted view of the world, thinking everybody loves you.

      On YouTube (and the net) when you start to achieve any level of success you also get the fans who compliment you, and that makes you feel good, but you also get the anonymous posters, who attack you.. and they most often OUTNUMBER the fans, and getting a barrage of negativity thrown at you that exceeds the positives, makes you think that everyone HATES you!

      But that is not the case… there are still the people that love you and nobody ever really HATES you.. unless they are secretly in love with you, or jealous… That’s why they say there is a fine-line between love and hate. When have you EVER taken the time to write someone on YouTube to call them a whore, to say that their work sucks? You just move on and click on another video, right?

      So, I told her not even see the negative comments… just see the positive ones.. and it works.. I don’t even see the negative comments anymore… actually, when I do, I laugh at them as they are so funny!

  46. Left to their own devices, people either feck around or are refecked…

    i think we all need a refecktory…

    ‘course, Marina’s pics are enough to feck me up…several times…

    but Carlyle was just a man of his times, which was mucked up…no way, no time, no how is slavery ever an option…

    volunteerism, tho’, is…

    and i volunteer… :cool:

  47. ray1224 says: 60

    Marina, first off just wanted to say you’re awesome and im a huge fan!

    So i was curious about the origin of “pet peeve”

  48. Marina, I just noticed that misscupcake has her videos back and she thanked you on her YT profile page. I know that you have helped a lot of people. Thank you for being an amazing and awe-inspiring woman.

  49. athoorth says: 58

    You’re awesome as always Marina.

    Word request: The word “Halsband”, it excists is Swedish as well, with the same meaning too, so I’d guess it has the same origin.

    Best wishes Ath.

  50. Not to be rude,but is there a connection between being a dick and being cocky?

  51. DeadlyDad says: 56

    It might be a good idea for you to explain the difference between “its” and “it’s”, as a lot of people mix the two up. It would also be interesting to know how and why the decision was made to differentiate between the two.

  52. andychicoo says: 55

    can you tell me what means the word “zombie” ? :shock: :shock:

  53. Hey Kobe fluffy fluff, tell your mom that she has widened the voting gap by 471 votes to 1911 votes. Thanks for your vote too. :wink:

  54. Dez says: 53

    Carlyle can go feck himself. And if he ever used slaves, it is ironic that such labor would have caused him (as the slave owner) to become as feckless as his opinion of slavery. If Carlyle had known the life and testimony of John Newton, it is possible that he would not have held such an ignorant view.

  55. okay4now says: 52

    I’m different, [hearing site-wide chuckles] but I believe that at work is where we can have our greatest impact in, among and on the world. Many people need to be driven or ENCOURAGED to perform, but that doesn’t automatically make them slaves driven by a master. Too often people think that labor and growth are contrapositive and they gasp for free time like someone drowning gasps for air, “Get me to the weekend…” Sat. & Sun. is when we’re free & experience church & visit friends & wash the dog (& carrying case), so people reason that’s when the real meaning of life takes place, but to excess leisure doesn’t satisfy or explain our reason for being. Maybe life is just balancing our “feck”, maybe patnership is finding a “feck” buddy… Anyway, if this is what ol’ Carlyle was referring to he had a point; but, to equate the argument with slavery is just putting blinders on.

  56. The word “topless” probably deserves deeper investigation :oops:
    You are both clever and attractive, so we can say you are a fox. But do you know how the word “fox” has been used for an attractive woman? Is there still a link with the animal in this meaning? Another X-File (reference to FOX Mulder) for you…

  57. nicknackman says: 50

    Hi Marina…I’m quite the badminton athlete/fanatic and would love to know where the word badminton comes from. Thanks a bunch! :smile:

  58. timsbabygrl says: 49

    Hi Marina I would love to know the origin of the word “Conservative” given all the political talk around here. :-)

  59. xxrookyxx says: 48

    ey what up Marina , ive been seing and hearing this phrase alot and was wondering what it meant and why it is, the phrase is “in the pink”

    it has to do with how a person fees, but I dunno if its good or bad…so..yea just wonderin if you could lend your knowledge, thanks and Peace!

  60. cheesypinoy says: 47

    Whats the origin behind the term “hacky sack”?

  61. :sad: NEW Orleans lookout one more time hurricane Gustav :sad: :sad: THATS to bad :sad:

  62. zuse151 says: 45

    i would love to know the origin of onomatopoeia. thx keep up the amazing work. :smile:

  63. mgvariantgm says: 44

    I’m a new subscriber and I couldn’t help but notice how, “Striking” your eyes are. Could you explain to me how such a violent word could be used as something so beautiful?

  64. mumanate says: 43

    I would like to see the origin of disappointed.

    If you are not disappointed, why aren’t you appointed?

    • The root is POINT : when you are not on the point, you are not okay.
      POINT from the Latin PUNCTUS SUM “I appeared like a point” (like the sun in the morning).
      No appointment with the sun is a big disappointment.

      • The word probably comes from the old French verb “désapointer” (I didn’t find its origin but you’ll certainly can do it). I quote “Examen critique des dictionnaires de la langue française” from Charles Nodier:
        “Désapointement, désapointer: mots consacrés par Montaigne, par Amyot, et que les Anglois se sont bien gardés de perdre comme nous”
        That means that Montaigne and Amyot introduced these words in French, which were borrowed by English and are still used today in English while they became obsolete in France. The word “désapointé” is still used today when we translate films for French versions because the correct translation (”déçu”) is too short but the result is a bit strange :wink:

  65. exael1349 says: 42

    I would like to know the origin of
    “Rock n’ Roll” :cool:
    does it have anything ro do with real rocks :?:

  66. vote 1846 YouTube wont let me vote anymore on the stars last 3 days :?:

  67. monsoon says: 40

    I really love your work…. Can you do a vid on the word: NUDIUSTERTIAN

  68. cpnamazing says: 39

    I’d like to see the origin of Goose Bumps, as I’ve been told the original meaning is very different from the meaning now and involved some shifty activities.

  69. koalabear says: 38

    Polls are at Best Weekend Ever Website are open for voting for Monday.

    #1 Marina 1826
    #2 1429

  70. While I was at work the other day I realized that I had a lot of pet peeves (some would call it a compulsive disorder). Then it dawned on me that I had no idea where that term came from. Could you, my dear teacher help out?

  71. teehee says: 36

    The Instrument The ”Bongo”

  72. mijj says: 35

    is there something wrong with slavery all of a sudden?

  73. mgvariantgm says: 34

    Such an ancient concept that still exists even today….
    Just depends on how you define it?

  74. tryant says: 33

    Carlyle had his head up his own ass.Slavery is 100% wrong.Slavery is also a very good way to get a revolt and have piles of dead aristocracy laying around.

  75. dibs says: 30

    :lol: hello marina ok here is one what the meaning of
    “dibs” thanks and keep up the good work…..

  76. :: good one marina very interesting slavery no way still goes on some places :sad:

  77. sanibabi85 says: 28

    Marina! I am a huge fan of yours! I started watching your videos 4 months ago. I have to admit that I’ve learned and remembered more about the english language from you then I have from my teachers!
    I have a word request for you. What does the word “temp” mean? I see it in words like temper, tempest, temporary, tempo and temperament. Please help me out. Thanks!
    sanibabi85

  78. If 1811 wasn’t a good year, it certainly is a great number of votes for Marina’s video. Her video now leads by 392 votes. :cool:

    Another hour and a half of voting left for Sunday.
    bestweekendevercontest.com

  79. orion_ss1 says: 26

    If somebody WANTS to be a slave, then they really aren’t. You can play games, but its just a game.

    Games can be fun though, with consenting adults.

    For me its been so long that I forget who gets tied up first.

  80. Feckless? Slavery? hmmm…..
    When you free slaves, does
    that mean they will become
    feckless? Slaves fear only
    the lash more than work,
    but that doesn’t make them
    better workers, does it? :mrgreen:

  81. seesixcm6 says: 24

    Dear Marina, You have a strange idea of what “topless” means, but you are very beautiful in that black bikini. Sometimes you wear a strapless dress, which is closer to the “topless” concept.
    For your homework, we fought our Civil war to end slavery. Some states seceded to preserve slavery and we won the war to end it. In World War Two, we defeated an enemy that tried to enslave other countries in Europe. So we’ve opposed slavery at great cost. You dear student, seesixcm6

  82. roadrunrnch says: 23

    Marina,
    Here is a good research exercise.
    How and when was pay for work started.
    Who started it. Before then it was all slavery.
    The strong just made the weak do their work.
    All Races have been slaves at one time in history.
    Slavery is still going on all over the world today.

  83. Well I was laughing a lot today(Funny Tour Guide) and I wondered where the word “laugh/laughing/laughter” came from/originated.

  84. After working 30 hrs in the last two days one seems to feel feckless

  85. I am dead against slavery although, is having your kid do work around the house slavery?

    • Capman911 says: 20.1

      That’s the only way he will learn about responsibility. No it’s not slavery, if it was my son would be in the same situation. :lol:

    • BillyB says: 20.2

      How old are the kids? or kid. From your post above 30hrs in two days… who’s the slave?

    • Not sure about “slavery” per se. However, it’s definitely coercion if his choices are:
      (a) work or (b) feel the wrath of pain and/or humiliation.

      On the other hand, it’s VERY easy to set it up to where working leads to fun-good stuff. That makes his choices:
      (a) if he works, the he gets something he finds valuable:
      Like extra computer time, choice of supper (if he is given 2 alternatives that YOU would approve of), extra time to play with his friends, perhaps money if you can afford it, perhaps dad can do something EXTRA cool, like spend time at the state park with him instead of a local park this weekend for getting done with all the chores, etc.
      OR (b) he doesn’t work and doesn’t get the extra bonuses

      Life is good with individually picked bonuses :wink:

      • When I was a kid I chose matchbox cars for things I did around the house. As I now live in Montana there are at least three state parks within spitting distance from my front door. He dose like fishing and time with his friend Lane, but I’ll never take that away.

    • Oh wait, I never really answered Capman’s part about responsibility :oops:

      I concur, helping around the house can be a good way to learn responsibility (like how to care for the bathroom to keep it sanitary), AND can even promote bonding :wink: For instance, men and boys working around the yard together is a good way to connect. Women and girls cooking is also a good way to bond, although yard work or gardening is equally fitting–they are limited only by what mom wants them to do. Cool stuff, aye :smile:

      • btw I’m a man and love to cook, in fact thats what I do for a living, and my son loves to help me in the kitchen.

      • I agree on the reward system. Not even you or me worked for free at our jobs. So an incentive will inspire your son or daughter to help out or if they know ahead of time they will receive something in return they will start without you. Which is good. I was a supervisor for 10 years and there are some people that you just have to stay after to get them to do their job. But after a day or two of seeing it my way put them on the right track. I offered incentives at work, get the jobs done first and done the right way the first time and the rest of the day was spent kinda chillen out. I was a career firefighter for 33 years so there is only so much to do around a sort of maintenance free fire station. Regular duties of checking trucks, cleaning the station after the other shift went home and yard work. The rest of the day was spent on running calls. We averaged about 15 to 20 call per day and night as we worked 24 hour shifts. So I believe in the incentive program.
        Mike :smile:

    • You can cook!?! AWESOME!! Too few of us do :razz: Wish I could…

      As for the local parks–what a coincidence!! I live a mile from a regional park, and there’s a lake or vineyard if I go another direction :razz: I’m in California, though.

      And finally, the plan I mentioned doesn’t involve taking away great and important things like time with friends, toys, or anything else. It simply gives MORE privledges, such as more time to go, more playtime, or more smiles & compliments from parents to make it MORE rewarding to do the things that help them develop (like chores or homework) than it is to otherwise occupy themselves.

      Live long & prosper Smokey!! Hope your big 3o hour project pays off handsomely :smile:

  86. Capman911 says: 19

    WARNING

    You need to check your computer for viruses after visiting that site Miss M put up or don’t visit it at all. It gave me 2 Trojans and a worm and virus scan came on and started to clean the computer. So I switched to this one.

  87. packyjack1 says: 18

    Marina,

    I was out in the sun today and my “freckles” really spread! What is the origin of the word “freckles”? By the way do you have any freckles?

    Thanks,

    Packyjack1

  88. mattym says: 17

    Marina, you are always effective in your word lessons, and never a blooter.

  89. declan69 says: 16

    Feck is also a sanitised version of F*ck, here in Ireland! As in Feck off!

  90. 2utoday says: 15

    :mrgreen: Slavery is illegal in the USA. But in some countries,it is a way of life. I do not approve of slavery and am glad I live in this great democracy. The USA is based on freedom and that means free to live where you want,to work where you want,to worship how you want,and to travel this great country and enjoy it’s wonderful beauty.

  91. mijj says: 13

    dammit, Marina, you’re so beautiful … {…sigh…}

  92. Capman911 says: 11

    1746 Marina, 1401 Ct. Seems like he’s being left in the dirt. Knock on wood.

  93. Slavery actually promotes fecklessness among those who enslave.

    And when my sister spends too much time in the sun, she gets feckles.

    • Slavery and coercion promote fecklessness among those who are ensnared too. You see, the person might work as they’re being watched, but as one wise person said, it’s “only enough [work] to keep off the lash.”

      Behavioral research shows that punishment and coercion (nagging, whining, yelling, mocking, threats, or physical force until one complies) are associated with the following by-products:

      Avoidance: The person/animal being forced to work avoids the overseer and the going back into the situation. It’s common to see kids or people in work situations NOT volunteer to work if they get smacked down when they do the work too.

      Escape: The person/animal at least tries to get OUT of the situation by turning their backs, physically leaving, or ceasing to pay attention. Common with small children who are made to sit & be quiet for long periods of time.

      Countercoercion/countercontrol: The person/animal at least tries to gain control, often by yelling/tantrum/force/threatening or mocking, etc. Applies to people & animals of all ages and developmental levels.

  94. chevolay says: 9

    This is university educational stuff. Heavy
    To feckless to comment.

  95. wetsuit5 says: 8

    Machiavellian :evil: .
    Let them eat cake. :shock:
    Off with his head.. :roll:

  96. Capman911 says: 7

    Marina is 23rd on the most viewed list :grin:

  97. Capman911 says: 6

    I have never heard of the word feckless. I don’t agree with slavery of any kind.

  98. Capman911 says: 5

    It’s right on time James

  99. James says: 4

    That upload was a bit early wasn’t it Marina

  100. James says: 2

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: YES THIS IS SUCH A LIBERATING EXPERIENCE!

    good video too

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