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JESS ZAFARRIS has been writing about etymology for more than 10 years at UselessEtymology.com and on Twitter @UselessEty. She has an MA in journalism and mass communications and a BA in English literature.

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Once Upon a Word

Where do words come from?—Teaching kids ages 9 to 12 vocabulary through word origins

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