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The spread of modern technology has changed nearly everything in our lives—including what even the most common of words mean. Rather than invent a word for each novel thing or concept, our language is ...

The word "eavesdrop" refers to someone who would stand under drops coming from a roof's eaves to listen to conversations. "Whiskey" comes from the Gaelic for "water of life." "Sarcasm" comes from the ...