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Follow
the
String:
On the
Origin
of
By Irene Calderon
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cosmos
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E
tymology (the study of word origins) often gets a bad rep. It’s
easy to get lost in the heap of memorization and information. But
fear not! Despite etymology’s complexity, knowing the origin of
words truly pays off in the long run. Etymology...
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