Jan Keessen has a lively new book called "Cardinal Men and Scarlett Women: a Colorful Etymology of Words That Discriminate." An added bonus are the illustrations by Bill Hannan. Jan began doing word stories on this very radio program several years ago. She selected and enlarged some of them into a book. Her premise is that etomology can reveal prejudices and that we keep these biases alive in our use of certain words.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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