Ralph Keyes

Keyes is the author of seventeen books, including The Post-Truth Era, cited by Oxford Dictionaries as a primary source for their 2016 "Word of the Year." His latest book, The Hidden History of Coined Words” was published in March by Oxford University Press. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Muriel.

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From ‘Scientist’ to ‘Spam,’ the Surprisingly Playful Origins of English Words

During an 1833 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a spirited discussion took place about what to call those who toiled in different branches of their profession. In keeping with the...

By Ralph Keyes
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