It’s back and it’s Crossword Clues starting with T. I will give you the number of letters and you tell me the word starting with T.
We’ve done a lot of these, so you should know the drill.
Book of the Week
Useless Etymology Jess Zafarris
Did you know that an “astronaut” is literally a “star sailor,” that a thesaurus is, in fact, a “treasure
trove” of words, and that someone who is “sinister” is actually just “left-handed”?
Have you ever wondered why English isn’t considered a Romance language if 60% of our
words are Latin-derived?
Did Shakespeare really invent 1,700 words, and if not, why the heck do we say that he did?
Why is the English language stuffed with so many synonyms?
Let’s be real: English can seem pretty bonkers. And, well, sometimes it is. But through thorough thought and a pinch of curiosity, method can be found within the madness of our modern tongue-even within the disparate pronunciation of the words “through,” “thorough,” and “thought.”
Derived from Germanic, Romance, Hellenic, Semitic, African and Native American languages, English contains multitudes. It has been (and continues to be) transformed by war and conquest, art and literature, science and technology, love and hate, wit and whim.
Useless Etymology takes readers on a time-traveling adventure to unlock the beauty, wonder, and absurdity within our everyday words, how they came to be, and the unexpected ways their origins weave a global, cross-cultural labyrinth of meaning.
Filled with fun facts and delightful discoveries, this is an enlightening read for anyone who wants to know more about why the English language works the way that it does.
Episode Transcript/Quiz
Episode Introduction
It’s back and it’s Crossword Clues starting with T. I will give you the number of letters and you tell me the word starting with T.
We’ve done a lot of these, so you should know the drill.
Good luck and have fun.
Crossword Clues Starting with T Trivia Questions
- Three letters. A metal used for cans before aluminum.
a. Tin - Four letters. A word for a long walk.
a. Trek - Five letters. According to Douglas Adams, a hitchhiker should know where this is.
a. Towel - Six letters. What kind of podcast this is
a. Trivia - Seven letters. Books like Lord of the Rings or the Hunger Games
a. Trilogy - Eight letters. What comes after primary and secondary
a. Tertiary - Nine letters. What a witness gives in court
a. Testimony - Ten letters. One of these equals three teaspoons.
a. Tablespoon - Eleven letters. A native American deity or a Ford car first produced in 1964
a. Thunderbird - Fourteen letters. How Betazoids communicate.
a. Telepathically
Episode Conclusion
Trivia time is up. How did you do? Leave a comment on Spotify or reach out on social media. I’ll be back on Wednesday with the regular 30-question episode. See you then.
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