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Words for Beginnings and Endings

Year

2015

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

30m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Kevin Flanigan

Written By

Kevin Flanigan

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

Go beyond Latin to learn a word for inexperience that has its roots in Old English. Distinguish between people who are innocent and naive, new to a skill, or pretending to know more than they do. Then, turn to words for endings, and learn why we say "immortal," and not "inmortal."

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