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* study of the origin of words | * study of the origin of words | ||
* study of change in meaning of words over time<br /> | * study of change in meaning of words over time<br /> | ||
== Language quirks and facts == | |||
=== English synonymous & part of speech word use === | |||
* the English language has more unique words than any other language | |||
** Arabic has more words through compound word use, but those compounds are made up of individual words as opposed to word parts | |||
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=== "Love" in Greek === | |||
* >> to do . | |||
** see John 21:15 | |||
=== "Thanks to" and "because of" in Russian === | |||
* Russian uses a distinct word for the positive and negative connotations of "because of" or "thanks to" | |||
** ''благодаря'' = positive connotation | |||
*** as in "Thanks to hard studying, I aced the test" | |||
** ''из за'' = negative connotation | |||
*** "I lost points on my paper because of having forgotten about the due date" | |||
=== "Curry a favor" === | === "Curry a favor" === | ||
* excellent demonstration of how language morphs across space and time | * excellent demonstration of how language morphs across space and time | ||