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Encyclopedia > Michael Quinion
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Michael Quinion is the author and creator the the site World Wide Words. A useful site documenting the meaning and derivation of various colloquial words and phrases. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links MichaelQuinion. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links MichaelQuinion. ...


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World Wide Words - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (206 words)
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A recurring theme in Quinion's articles is the criticism of folk etymology.
Such folk etymologies often have the effect of obscuring the true origins of a word or expression by providing a misleading and often unsubstantiated story explaining its origin.
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