[There are 600,00=
0 words in the English language, greater by far than any other tongue (for =
instance French has 300,000; Russian 150,000). How did the modern English l=
anguage evolve? It has "captured" words from many language groups=
=2E This is the final quiz on word origins or meanings . . . for a while. A=
ll information taken from Roots of English, Robert Claiborne.=
See how many wor=
ds you can guess the correct language of origin:]
Example: “Y=
ou betcha” =3D Minnesotan
1. ______ Al=
cohol &nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
2. ______=
Amok &nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
3. ______ Anonymous =
&nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp;
4. ______ Bizarre &n=
bsp;  =
; &n=
bsp;  =
; &n=
bsp;
5. ______ Chile &nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
&n=
bsp; 6. ______ Coach
7. ______ Corgi  =
; &n=
bsp;  =
; &n=
bsp;  =
;
8. _=
_____ Corral &n=
bsp;  =
; &n=
bsp;  =
;
&nbs=
p;9. ______ Dollar
10. ______ Karaoke
11. ______ Ketchup =
12. ______ Kibitz
13. ______ Know
14. ______ Oka=
y
15. ______ Plain
16. ______ Shampoo
17. ______ S=
imple
=
18. ______ Sky
19. ______ Taboo
20. ______ =
Tattoo
bonus: ______ Parka
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Dr=
Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"
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