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Archive for February 4th, 2010

The Difference Between a Fact and a Factoid

Today I found out the difference between a fact and a factoid.  I have gotten several helpful commenters pointing out recently that perhaps I am using the word “factoid” incorrectly in my articles here, thinking that it means the same as “fact”.  In fact (eh? eh?) , I am not.  But since this is [...]

The Word ‘Man’ was Originally Gender Neutral

Today I found out that the word ‘man’ was originally gender neutral, meaning more or less the same as the modern day word “person”.  It wasn’t until about a thousand years ago that the word “man” started to refer to a male and it wasn’t until the late 20th century that it was almost exclusively [...]

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