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The origin of the word calendar.. it’s pretty interesting.

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  1. i should have guessed you were a sagitarius. me too. dec. 18th. :wink:

  2. I just received the HotForWords Wall Calendar 2009!!!!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

  3. MCLIJazz says: 172

    December 10 is also my cousin’s birthday. Mine is November 17.

  4. koalabear says: 171

    Marina’s wish list of presents should be arriving. :mrgreen:
    One of mine, has arrived in L.A. :grin:

  5. kswaroop01 says: 170

    Hai… Please tell me about the word “Trignometry”.. I wanna know its origin.

  6. thetigtig says: 168

    Hi Marina,why are the words ABSTEMIOUS, DREAMT and FACETIOUS so special??

  7. hi Marina , could you make a Vid about the word : Skate ?
    I want to know SKATE word came from thank you

  8. Hi !

    I always wanted to know if the word “Coward” came from a French middle-age word “Couard” and what was its ethymology. If you do a video on this one I would know ;-) .

  9. mcgooligan says: 165

    OK – just like everyone else my first comment for you is how beauteous you are….. you likely get sick of hearing that all the time, but then you were born into such an exquisite vessel weren’t you :)
    You seem very comfortable in front of the camera too.
    Beauty & Brains…… you got the whole package (you must have been at the front of both lines).

    So – maybe I can ask for a word?
    The word I am wondering about is ‘Beauteous’ – like you!
    Your new student Mcgooligan – pronounced ‘Mu-Gool-I-Gan’

    Have a good day Miss ;)

  10. foxbow says: 164

    arggh :evil: why the fuck did they have to change that freaking youtube site again , :mad: I just hate that, there was nothing wrong with it 2 years ago and still they change it every few months…. it’s just stupid -.-

  11. fubarfilm says: 163

    Hi Marina,

    my movie is called “fubar”. Maybe you could talk about that, as I have a lot of people asking what it means, and I will put your reply on my youtube channel.

    It has a naughty word in it, but maybe that could be bleeped or something.

    Thanks. hope you might cover this

    David
    http://www.wild-dogs.co.uk
    http://uk.youtube.com/user/fubarmovie

  12. mckinney95 says: 162

    my word is subtle. why is subtle spelled with a B rather than with two t’s? like this suttle.

  13. hitoshi says: 161

    may the calender arrive at my home in Japan safely.

  14. ready4u says: 160

    Hi M, you are so pretty and I love the sound of your voice I love to know the origion of old words like….. bambozeled I thinks it means to trick or fool someome can you help ?
    love ~ Paul

  15. so what is YT up to, HFW videos can’t be found on:
    most popular
    most viewed

    What is this glitch?

  16. Woke up this morning and noticed the wind was blowing in a south-westerly direction. I placed a nice big birthday kiss into the palm of my hand and blew it in your direction Marina. It may take a few days to get to Southern California… so when you feel something soft and a little moist on your cheek… it is my kiss… it has finally arrived from afar… :shock: :smile:

  17. russianboy says: 156

    My birthday is on the 17th of September! Marina i send you a letter! wait for it!

  18. jay2112 says: 155

    I wondered about the phrase: In your window..

    Heard it alot of times but I never get what it really means..

  19. John says: 154

    phrase word request= Conventional Wisdom Rules

  20. “Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.” – George Burns 1896-1996

    I know of people that make a lot of money while in bed. They are mostly on their backs. :shock:

  21. Phrase request: This is a book-end request. Where did the prhases ‘high brow’, meaning sophisticated or cultured, and ‘low brow’, meaning common or uncultured, come from?

    Eric M

  22. Where does the word “Rubber” come from? I only ask because I’m the world record holder of the world’s largest rubber band ball.

  23. james dean says: 150

    I want to know where the phrase ‘All get out’ came from and it’s true definition. For example “That hurt like all get out”

  24. John says: 149

    Word request = atypical :smile:

  25. “The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” – Oscar Wilde 1854-1900

    Or Wield It. :mrgreen:

  26. icebreaker says: 146

    I was checking out your “Wish List” on Amazon. Very interesting stuff, but alas I spent my last dollar on some calendar. :roll: But do not worry I think some of your other students will make up for me :roll: Give Gorby a belly rub for me.

  27. marina is it comforting to know that if the philologist business goes down the tubes you could always have a strong career as a professional model?(preferably Victoria’s Secret) :grin:

  28. How many of you watched the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show? What did you think of it (Likes & Dislikes) ? Was there any particular outfit that stands out in your mind?

  29. CampKohler says: 143

    We need a Gorby condition report.

    • Bob says: 143.1

      Latest on twitter is he’s home but feeling miserable.
      He has a huge plastic collar round his neck to stop him from licking himself, so he looks like a badly jumbled up picture of the old “His Master’s Voice” logo.
      Animals really hate those collars because they are much wider than the animal is used to, so they keep bumping into things that they would normally be able to pass easily, and it prevents them from going through gaps between furniture that they could normally squeeze through.

  30. Dear Marina,
    Is the youtube censorship gping to affect what you do for your lessons???
    I hope not because they are educational and it would break my heart if you had to change to suit the corporate conglomerate.

    Your humble and loyal student
    smokey :^)

  31. jay boy says: 140

    Ok ive got a word for you :) ………. Hmm.. PERPENDICULAR
    I think thats how you spell it?

  32. jay boy says: 139

    Hi Girl, i accidently stumbled across you on you tube when i was looking up some footage of surfing iv been filming and editing. I couldnt believe how into english you are haha like me. I just wanted to contact ya and say hi :) I added you on myspace bcoz i wasnt quite sure how to get a hold of you. Have a look on there and iv got some photo’s and stuff up on it and will have to put some new ones up also. Im in Australia anyway, have you been over here much before? We could make you big here in Oz.. Do you live near the coast over there? x Jboy :roll: :roll: :twisted: :neutral: :mrgreen:

  33. aarongear says: 138

    i wanna know the origin of the word “pickled” liked pickled tomatoes etc. and how it reates to the vegetable pickle :razz:

  34. wyo550 says: 137

    Speaking of calendars, where is mine?
    I paid for it with a credit card, back in the first days when Paypal wasn’t working on your site.
    How about this word:
    FULFILLMENT

  35. phrase origin request:

    BEE’S KNEES

  36. since your birthday is coming up, you should do a video on the origin of ‘birthday’
    i have a feeling its german(geburtstag)

  37. Calendar was a very interesting choice!

  38. Well your gift list was interesting. I think that espresso machine might create ill effects upon your glorious enamel (teeth). I didn’t not see that Ferrari on the list it must have been bought for you all ready.

    Oh, my birthday is Jan 7. Perhaps we can exchange.

  39. orion_ss1 says: 132

    Note under the lesson says Calendars are now available with PayPal; I placed my order and got confirmations from the store and from PayPal.

    Marina; can it still be autographed please?

  40. peteb9798 says: 131

    Hello Ms. Marina,
    Just wanted to let you know that I’m a new fan and want to let you know, that I love what you have done here. Your ideas are beautiful! Hope to see you a reply from you! Have a great week!

  41. Hey Im back in Kirkland in my new slip (Slip is a docking place for a ship between two piers that has a ‘U’ shape in appearances.) Im next door to my class room again so Im saving commuting expenses but the cost of consumables is twice of what it is in Seattle. Im still on a slow connection of 256/256 You would think with all the computers around Redmond that we would have high speed wifi everywhere. Well we have lots of slow speed wifi everywhere.

  42. pythonic says: 129

    Ive been watching your videos fora while and a word finally came to me maybe it’s really easy..the word “dozen” why does twelve mean a dozen

  43. I saw this photo on my news channel and guess who I thought of ? I think the caption should be..“Im Free! Im FREEEE!”

  44. Hello, Iwould like to make a request. Could you please explain the origins of the word “hiccup”? I have always wondered where this word came from, other than the obvious reason. It’s quite the odd word.

  45. James says: 126

    MARINA PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT TO LET ME KNOW YOU HAVE WATCHED MY LATEST VIDEO

    It’s kinda important-ish

    and it has the latest interview., Its not very good because I was short for time.

    Think I need a new camera :( quality is crappy now

  46. To the beautiful and lovely Miss Marina: Can you please investigate the origin of the world “Slavic”

    Thank you and keep making Mother Russia proud.

    VODKA ROCKS!!!

  47. desmo_4 says: 124

    What Does The Word “Via” Mean? It’s On Your Website.

    “Plus… you can order it (via) PayPal now!!” :smile:

  48. Do you know what malapropism means?

  49. mijj says: 122

    why do people think my name isn’t pronounced as Maureen pronounced it?

    “midge” is good! i like “mig” too.

    not “madge” though .. or “smudge”. That’d be silly.

  50. pbir says: 121

    Congratulations on your success. I would like to hear about the word satire, and its relation to the word irony.

  51. Hey Marina!
    I was wondering the origin of “Skeleton Key”

  52. bsomebody says: 118

    I have good news and bad news.

  53. Bad Santa says: 117

    HOMEWORK: My birthday is April 11th. I’ve shared my birthday on Easter, about 3 or 4 times already.

  54. People who have requested Shampoo (so far):

    ThoughtOnFire
    Che Volay said today
    Bob
    cufan71

    Let’s set a record! :twisted:

    Word Request: Shampoo

  55. Bad Santa says: 115

    Hey, if you constantly click this video @ the 0:28 second mark, it is pretty funny:

    Marina: “OH! OH! OH! OH! OH!…..” :mrgreen:

    (I’m so bad.)

  56. pandion says: 114

    April 14th
    is my birthday.

    I see despite your objections that some items on your wish list have already been purchased.

  57. Hi Marina. Christmas Eve is my birthday. A word that I’ve always pondered the origin of and which is appropriate to the coming season is Yuletide. It’d be your first Y as well :smile:

    BTW amnoaweegie is Scottish for I’m not a Glaswegian (someone from Glasgow).

  58. cufan71 says: 112

    :cool: Hey look there are two weevils sitting by my computer! A big and a little one! The big one just said “Buy something for Marina off Amazon.com.” The little one just said “Say something really nice for Marina on her Birthday on HotForWords.com.” Sorry Marina I choose to go with the lesser of the two weevils :!: :lol:

  59. vinioh87 says: 110

    Thank you guys so much for letting me know my link didn’t work.
    And thank you capman99 for the birthday wish…

    I can’t figure out what’s wrong with it so just paste this on your address bar… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZRGpovlc80
    Again, thank you very much guys!

  60. Up in Mendocino, Northern CA, this goat farmer made the best goat cheese he would mix it would fresh green onions.

    sooooo good

  61. ripter says: 108

    Word Request: hamburger

    I ask because some of my co-workers are from eastern countries and they always assumed that hamburgers where made from ham.

  62. Capman911 says: 107

    Just a reminder folks. when you do a word request use “Word Request” or “Phrase Request” = shampoo or what ever word you want requested. This is so she want forget anybody if they requested the same word also. It makes things so much easier for her to search out words for videos.
    Thanks for your help.

    Mike

  63. Jerry says: 106

    Hi Marina. I’d like to wish you very happy birthday now. I will be in South America, so I will not have the opportunety then. My birthday is August 31.

  64. vinioh87 says: 105

    Privet Marina…Kak Dela?

    My birthday just passed, Nov 3.
    I just turned 21!

    I hope I’m gettin your calendar for christmas!
    I have been hinting it around!

    P.S. I hope you have seen my video request for the word resume… It’s pretty funny as I’m in disguise.
    I will post the link. I hope I’m not blocked as spam.
    Ok Marina, have a beautiful day and I hope Gorbey is doing better!
    Video Request Link

  65. Evan Owen says: 104

    Q: What’s a dinosaur’s favorite reference book?
    A: A thesaurus! :lol:

  66. John says: 103

    Hi Marina

    Your tan looks nice in this video, looks like you got the red out of it.

    Anyone else trying out the new google browser?

    All complaints about my comments please list on this post so we can have nice tidy flamewar not scattered all up and down the comments page. Don’t make come looking for you, you won’t like it when iI find you. :neutral: :neutral:

  67. Homework: When is my birthday?
    It’s on the calendar :wink: :lol:
    Oh, you want to know where on the calendar?
    I’ll personally sign that day for you. :smile:

  68. The Goat Milk Shampoo, is that for you farm girl :???:

    While in Mexico Che once got a ride in the back of a truck filled with goats, when I got to town no one would sit next to me :mrgreen:

  69. Oh Man! An Acrylic Artists Case! :cool:

  70. Marina, did you you just add a clock radio to the list? and other things? Too bad, it’s gone. :grin:
    I wonder if I can get them to program my voice into that thing instead of that buzzing sound.

  71. galris18 says: 98

    I would like to know how the word, “Christianity”, came about

  72. mano says: 97

    Hey Marina. It’s a very nice calendar!
    I want to know the origin of the word “Psychopath”. It would be very interesting to know.
    I hope you will read this :)
    thanks.

  73. bsomebody says: 96

    Good morning. On the radio, right now, A Day in the Life

  74. March 21! Now I must log on to Amazon. :smile:

  75. keithblair says: 93

    were does the word luke warm come from what does luke have to do with it

  76. mount says: 92

    Hi HotForWords. I was wondering the orgins of the word rugrat. Not the show but when refering to kids.

  77. mijj says: 91

    my new little (4 second) doodly animation thingy …

    http://is.gd/a2ub

  78. aviadra says: 90

    hello hotforwords, I’d like to know if the words journey and journal are related and what is there origin.

    thank you aviad raviv (aka hotfortech)

  79. barmar says: 89

    With Barack Obama unveiling his cabinet, I’m wondering why we call the heads of the governmental departments the “cabinet”. Do other governments have cabinets, or is this unique to the US?

  80. triangle says: 88

    Hi Marina,

    I’d just requested origin of word “heebeegeebees:
    Googling the word; yields many alternate spellings….
    Not sure if this helps, but perhaps it will peak your
    interest (or interest your peaks.. hahha)

    heebeegeebee
    hebegebe
    hebe jebe
    heebeejeebee
    he-be-je-be
    hebejebe

  81. louie says: 87

    Dear Marina,

    Thank you again for your interesting post. It reminds me of how the middle of the month was called “Ides” by the Romans. In fact, that would be another cool word to investigate. My birthday is September 28, so we are like next door “sign” neighbors. Howdy neighbor!

    My word request is “solstice.” We are approaching the winter solstice, and I’ve always wondered about what the word means. Sol I assume is a reference to “sun” but what about the rest?

    My best to you and your doggy.

    Louie

  82. triangle says: 86

    Hello lovely Marina,
    I’d like to know the origin of the word HeeBeeGeeBees.

  83. Congratulations to mijj for being Teacher’s Pet.
    How is your hat fitting today? :grin:

  84. apop-his says: 84

    Hello Id like to know where the name PIZZA came from. My favorite food.

  85. cufan71 says: 83

    Homework :cool:
    My B-day is July 15. The year is in my name, but you already know that. :mrgreen:

  86. kaibanator says: 82

    Heyas,

    It was good to see ‘calends’ get a mention :) As I remember mentioning the word ‘kalends’ in the first calendar thread. My birthday, is October 12th.

    Speaking of birthdays, I find it funny when people pronounce ‘Birthday’ as ‘B-day’, mainly because it also sounds like bidet :lol:

  87. Hi HotForWords akka Marina :) I would to know to origin of the word : NOOB
    What means NOOB (the origin) thank you

  88. pricedot says: 80

    I am a Saittarian Teacher, just like you , My Birthday is on the 8th

  89. bluecane says: 79

    origin of tje word potluck. is it related to potlatch?

  90. crack says: 78

    Me interested :grin: as from a word ‘you’ and completion of ‘ng’ done word ‘young’ :shock: . would be sense here :wink: ? why just like this? :grin:

    Andrey with love) wish the best for u
    celebrate good your BirthDay :cool:

  91. Hi Marina

    My Birthday is on the 13th of April
    :shock: That’s in the easter holidays! :!: !

  92. bobsully says: 76

    I love that outfit. Where did you get it?

    My birthday is December 9th! We should celebrate together.

  93. protac6 says: 75

    Hi Marina! I’m back! your looking freakin hot as always. :shock:

  94. :mrgreen: hi Marina i ordered my calendar already since the first day you mentioned it, i still havent recieved them. i hope i got the autographed ones :mrgreen: you said the first one hundred copies were going to be autographed, right? :grin: hey girl thanks love you :mrgreen:

  95. Chemikal says: 73

    It’s September 30th.
    Man, it’s moments like this that make me really wish I were rich!
    I’d buy out Amazon for you, and that just for this year’s birthday… who knows what eccentric idea would come to mind for next year’s :-)
    Anyhoo, back to reality… I’m waiting for a new VISA that facilitates net payments, to get the calendar. I hope I can still get it autographed :s

    Chemikal :-*

  96. i want to know the origin of
    rhetorical
    rhetoric
    and how they are the same
    the meanings seem completely different

  97. mijj says: 71

    tum te tum ..

    interesting quote …

    “Peace germinates in the parched soil of the desolate heart; and just like the fair flowers in the garden, our lives begin to emanate their sweetest fragrance when we are bruised and wilted and altogether trodden down.”

    • Where did you find that quote?

      Sounds like some silver tongued romantic wrote that..

    • BillyB says: 71.2

      “Just look at the rose, and its form and color, the fine lovely texture of its petals and its sweet aroma. It is only because the sweet spirit that animates it knew how to adapt itself to its environment and to attract all that was needful for its growth and perfection, that the rose became what it is. The same law holds good on the human plane. Let us be like the spirit of the rose and we, too, shall dispense the benediction of our qualities to all that pass by.”

      Funny thing happened once, when I took my son in my arms out to the garden to show him the wonders of the Roses. He reached out his little hand to feel the softness of the tender petals & was stung by the bee that his old man failed to notice nestled down in the folds of the delicate flower. To this day he is willing to sacrifice his loved ones, yes even his beloved wife (for whom he would swim channels, climb mountains etc.) to the mighty little insects with the power to inflict a sting. He plays soccer & rugby with the toughest of men, but screams like a little girl when a buzz gets within striking distance… anyways he just passed his physical tests etc. to become a firefighter… hope no wasp infested houses are on his first assignments.

    • oh yea! occult wisdom, now i remember writing that quote in a past life :mrgreen:

  98. neuroway says: 69

    Some word requests for our sexy and intelligent teacher. I’m curious about the origin of:

    Hadron
    Antimatter
    Anti-particle
    Anti-self
    Ion
    Black hole
    Dark matter
    Gravitron
    Rolled up dimensions
    Higgs field
    quark

    :cool: :cool: :cool:

  99. labbatt78 says: 68

    My b-day is a week after Valentine’s day and it’s a Saturday! I’m a Pisces.

  100. leonard says: 67

    burpday…. the fifth day of the year…april fool days conception :roll: “gifted horse to all” late

  101. neuroway says: 66

    Halli hallo,

    I might be wrong, but I think “calendier” never existed in french. The french word for calendar is “calendrier”, and it comes from the old french word “calendes” (pl.), which comes itself from the latin word “calendae” (pl.). There’s also a funny expression in french: “Renvoyer aux calendes grecques” which translates by “Send back to the greek calendaes”. Unlike the romans, greeks didn’t have calendaes, and their calendar was based on solar and lunar cycles. “Renvoyer aux calendes grecques” means: “It will never happen”. :cool:

  102. suprstock says: 65

    I don’t mean no harm, but some of your fans seem a bit stretched or maybe tweaked …..or something ?

  103. Fianchetto says: 64

    Homework: I can’t remember more than a fortnight ago, and you ask for my birthday??? Heck, I’m not always so sure of my name sometimes! :mrgreen:

  104. I WANT TO EAT YOUR BRAINS!!! :twisted:

  105. I was ready to get you the Aptera but if you rather have some incense & scented candles well that’s fine with me :razz: :razz:

  106. shubo9 says: 61

    erm my b day is june 24th but id also like to request zymurgy =o)

  107. Marina says: 60

    I got some presents!!! :-) I was kind of joking but pleasantly surprised to see that some of the items were ordered!!! Thanks so much whoever you are!! :razz: :razz: :razz: :mrgreen:

  108. pagedoll says: 59

    Yeah! Three more days until the calender ships out! …I’ll be out by the mailbox with my ipod, lawnchair and cooler impatiently pondering the last few momments of its long awaited arival. :mrgreen: