Anatoly Liberman on odd spelling in the English language

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A library patron looks at a book at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library on January 11, 2011 in San Francisco, Calif.
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We love words here at The Daily Circuit, and one of our favorite wordsmiths is University of Minnesota linguist Anatoly Liberman. He joins The Daily Circuit Monday to discuss words and word origins.

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