Columns by Anu Garg

Anu Garg
Columnist Anu Garg
Anu Garg is the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community of word lovers in 200 countries. He has also authored three books on the origins of words. In "On Words With Anu Garg," he explores the origins and metamorph
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Sherbet With No R-tifical Ingredients (Image credit: Getty Images)
Do you say "sherbet" or "sherbert"? There is a hot debate brewing in frozen treat circles over the correct pronunciation. See how Anu melts the controversy as he examines how popular opinion shapes language.
Reinvent, Reuse, Recycle (Image credit: Getty Images)
Think words like "e-mail" are only a couple decades old? Anu steps into his etymological time machine to show us how many of our modern words are remnants and remakes of things our ancestors used to say.
Visit Wordsmith.org for more of Anu's insight on our ever-changing language. You can also sign up to receive A Word A Day via e-mail for a daily dose of wordy smarts.
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