Indeed, Bill O’Reilly did misspeak on the
“2nd appearance: July 31, 2008 – Political Edition 1″ interview where he said;

“…because she discusses the English language
in a rather unique way”

Of course the word language covers a lot of ground and Marina of course said it the best in the interview;

Marina said:
“…since most of the words have their origin in Greek or Latin also people from other countries benefit from my lessons. Moreover, I do not really teach English, I just find out the history behind the words.”

http://www.quantcast.com/hotforwords.com/geo/states?sortby=reach&sortorder=asc&start=32#traffic

…and then to see a post like this…

http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/11/19/spiegel-online-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-84127

Great exposure that builds and builds more and more fans.

It is now later, and I am reminding you to double check as requested above.

She is blond, blue-eyed – and clever. Marina Orlova, 27, has become an Internet celebrity with her etymological YouTube channel hotforwords. Her main feature: a very deep décolleté. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE she explains why she uses sex to spread education.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Ms. Orlova, how did you come to the idea to explain in particular the origin of words on YouTube?

Orlova: I have two degrees in philology. When I came first to the United States as an au pair girl I worked in the first few years with an autistic child. That was very fulfilling for me. When the job was over, I had no idea what I should do with myself and my qualifications. One day in December 2006, a friend sent me an e-mail: “YouTube.com, look at the times.” That changed everything. I decided to make such videos.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Do you produce them on your own?

Orlova: I research the origin of words, I write my scripts and then I record the videos myself. I believe that people are much more positive with a video, if they are not have produced professionally.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: The “New York Times” called you “Sexiest Philologist in the world”, “Wired” and declared you to “World’s Sexiest Geek”. Does it disturb you or your boyfriend?

Orlova: I find it very funny – “Geek” is a kind word. For a boyfriend I have no time at all, because actually I work every day. But if you know any good singles, please let me know!

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Did you expect such a success?

Orlova: I’d had never thought that my videos are viewed over 131 mlillion times! It corresponds to roughly half of the population of the United States of America, completely crazy. At the beginning my videos were not being viewed very often. hen I got 1000 views for the first time, I was really excited. Six months later I got 100000 views and I could hardly believe that, because that was more than the population of my hometown.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: The suspect is that your sexy appearance is on purpose, that you try to become important in that way.

Orlova: Nowadays it would be definitely not easy to find so many people interested in philology and etymology. Therefore I decided to awake their attention with my look. When they click my videos they learn something and suddenly they get interested in etymology as well. This approach is a mix between appeal and education and it seems it works fine.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Isn’t it strange that you, as a Russian, explain to English natives their own language?

Orlova: At a first glance it might look strange. But since most of the words have their origin in Greek or Latin also people from other countries benefit from my lessons. Moreover, I do not really teach English, I just find out the history behind the words.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Do you have any problems when your “students” ask you unpolite questions or do comment only your look?

Orlova: As soon as you are succesful in Internet you receive a lot of sex oriented comments, or also comments full of hate. Also because people can comment anonymously. You learn to ignore all that and to put your focus on the positive and constructive comments.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Now you are reportedly planning a TV show and you are writing a book…

Orlova: That’s true. I have no idea how the book will be called, but probably the title will contain HotForWords. I publish it with HarperCollins. It will be a funny and entertaining book, with 80 photos of mine and 80 funny word origins and a couple of puzzles.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Where do you see yourself in one year time?

Orlova: I will be doing the same as I do now! I love it and I would never leave Youtube. Not even if I should ever get a TV show. I like the interaction that I experience everyday in internet. Furthermore, I would use Youtube to advertise my TV show. Everything evolves towards internet, I am quite at the right place.