| When | Thursday, October 20, 2022, 6:30 – 8:30 PM EDT |
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| Sponsor | Smithsonian Associates |
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| Event Location | This online program is presented on Zoom. |
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| Cost | Click here to view prices |
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| Get Tickets/Register | smithsonianassociates.org… |
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| Categories | After Five, Webcasts & Online |
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| Details | What’s behind the spelling of colonel? Or knight? Why is it four but also forty? Linguist Anne Curzan discusses why an examination of the ever-evolving language whose spelling has been described as “an awesome mess” reveals a treasure trove of wild and wonderful stories about its history and the people who have spoken it (and grappled with its quirks) across the centuries. |
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