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Dave Moore

Everything We Know About The English Language Is Wrong

According to the Internet, the English word helicopter is adapted from the French word hélicoptère,...
Cathal Minogue
Cathal Minogue

2:27 PM - 3 Jun 2021



Dave Moore

Everything We Know About The English Language Is Wrong

Cathal Minogue
Cathal Minogue

2:27 PM - 3 Jun 2021

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According to the Internet, the English word helicopter is adapted from the French word hélicoptère, which originates from the Greek helix "helix, spiral, whirl, convolution" and pteron  "wing"... Are you still with me?

Everything We Know About The English Language Is Wrong

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For Dave's World, Dave tried to blow our minds with some nerdy language facts, and some are actually quite interesting.

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