# World Wide Words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639 "2000-03-12T05:56:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639/1 "2000-03-12T05:56:00Z")

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Thank you, sandyr, for asking about posting the addresses to cool web sites. I have one that I’d been wanting to tell people here about for a while, but I wasn’t sure of if it would be proper.

Now that I know, [www.quinion.com/words/](http://www.quinion.com/words/) is a really fascinating website for people interested in words and their origins. It’s written in a very humorous and accesible fashion, you are entertained and informed all at once. A lot like here, actually.

I think there are at least a few people on this board that would really enjoy this site. Check it out, and tell me if you liked it.

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**Author:** ![Cowboy\_Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Cowboy\_Greg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy_Greg)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639/2 "2000-03-12T07:23:00Z")

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Another site along those lines, which I find enlightening (and entertaining) is the [Word Detective](http://www.word-detective.com) site. Worth a look.

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A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.

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**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639/3 "2000-03-13T06:22:00Z")

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It was, indeed, worth a look, Cowboy. I just added it to my favorites list. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639/4 "2000-03-13T00:13:00Z")

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I often enjoy reading [The Maven’s Word of the Day](http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/). There’s also [The Word Wizard](http://www.wordwizard.com/)

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-wide-words/14639/5 "2000-03-13T03:48:00Z")

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Another “must have” link even if/unless? you have the print version is [Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable](http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/).

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Tom~