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My name is Marina and I am a philologist (one who studies linguistics and etymology). I love to discuss the origins of words.

If you have a word you'd like me to discuss, please request it at my website - click below for a list of all the words/phrases I have done:
http://www.hotforwords.com/...

Thanks so much!
Name: Marina
Age: 28
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City: The Capital of the Republic of Lexicon
Hometown: Etymologia

Occupation: Philologist
Books: Oxford English Dictionary (The etymologist's bible)
Website: http://www.hotforwords.com
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I'm Wired
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C-section
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little furry thing
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Blow your nose!
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Origami in HD
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My Hot Calendar
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Ponzi Scheme in HD
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HotForWords on the O'Reilly Factor Show 4th Time!
December 11, 2008, 11:09 AM
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I'm Hot for..
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The Original "HotForWords Fan Video"
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Marina HotForWords Christmas Drawing
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DRAWING: Re: Morality and the Social Imaginary 1 of 2
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sxephil and HotForWords
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