Anu Garg is the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community of word lovers in 200 countries. He has also authored three books on the origins of words. In "On Words With Anu Garg," he explores the origins and metamorph
Do you say "sherbet" or "sherbert"? There is a hot debate brewing in frozen treat circles over the correct pronunciation. See how Anu melts the controversy as he examines how popular opinion shapes language.
Think words like "e-mail" are only a couple decades old? Anu steps into his etymological time machine to show us how many of our modern words are remnants and remakes of things our ancestors used to say.
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