108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

<p>We're joined for the first time by <strong>Douglas Harper</strong>, proprietor of the world-renowned Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). He's here to help us with our Mailbag questions, and even test us in a game of Related or Not.</p> <p>In our Mailbag this time:</p> <ul> <li>What's the difference between DEPENDENCE and DEPENDENCY?</li> <li>Why is TONGUE spelled that way?</li> <li>What does it mean if reciting a tongue twister in your mind is just as hard as saying it out loud?</li> <li>Why is STYGIAN the adjective form of the River Styx?</li> <li>Why are WHY and BECAUSE the same in some languages?</li> </ul> <p>Timestamps</p> <ul> <li>Cold open: 0:00</li> <li>Intros: 2:01</li> <li>Questions for Douglas Harper: 9:16</li> <li>Mailbag questions 1: 24:00</li> <li>Related or Not: 41:24</li> <li>Mailbag questions 2: 1:03:20</li> <li>Comments: 1:14:18</li> <li>The Reads: 1:18:00</li> <li>Outtakes: 1:22:47</li> </ul>