![You’re Wrong About the Origins of These 12 Common Words](https://dailytalks.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6665-youre-wrong-about-the-origins-of-these-12-common-words.jpg)
Whether we’re talking about “shit,” “fuck,” or “sirloin,” people love inventing amusing stories to explain the origins of common words. False etymology is fun—explaining that “fuck” derives from signs adulterers wore reading “for unlawful carnal knowledge” is way more amusing than pointing out the Indo-European root -…Read more…
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