http://podictionary.com/?p=2594 The surprising histories of words you thought you knew. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://podictionary.com/?p=2594&cpage=1#comment-22306 Charles Hodgson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:15:08 +0000 http://podictionary.com/?p=2594#comment-22306 I would also have said <em>tragus </em>wasn't very common but my daughter and her friends know it because they are at an age when piercing body parts is a part of the conversation (these days anyway). So because I thought it was a fun word I did it anyway. I would also have said tragus wasn’t very common but my daughter and her friends know it because they are at an age when piercing body parts is a part of the conversation (these days anyway). So because I thought it was a fun word I did it anyway.

]]> http://podictionary.com/?p=2594&cpage=1#comment-22301 Adrian Morgan Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:51:53 +0000 http://podictionary.com/?p=2594#comment-22301 It's not very often that you cover a word I haven't heard of (the last one was "intramural" and before that "moll", I think), but "tragus" is definitely new to me. My first thought was something like, "Is Charles doing Podictionary in Latin now?" It’s not very often that you cover a word I haven’t heard of (the last one was “intramural” and before that “moll”, I think), but “tragus” is definitely new to me. My first thought was something like, “Is Charles doing Podictionary in Latin now?”

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