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Etymon

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About Etymon

Writer in Bath, UK. Interested in language history, daily-habit products, puzzle craft.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #48643772

    I’m a writer who’s into etymology, and I’ve created a daily etymology puzzle, with a single word hidden behind six clues. After each clue is a Solved in N (1-6) banner, which acts …

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    Comment #48582541

    In the nineties I was a junior copywriter at BMP DDB in London. The creative department was made up of loads of small offices, each with a two-person creative team working out loud…

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    Comment #48571078

    Bit late here! I'm working on Etymon, a daily etymology puzzle. Each puzzle has six clues to help reveal a hidden word. The cognate clue (4) gives two words that share the same roo…

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    Comment #48570376

    Five hundred thousand inscriptions and most of the names haven't been seen for centuries. A lovely thing to have built.