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MPR News with Kerri Miller kicked off a words and language series with University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman. He took listener questions about words and phrases we're hearing in conversations today. 

Where did the phrase 'uff da' come from? by MPR News

Where did the phrase 'Put it in your pipe and smoke it' come from? by MPR News

MPR News with Kerri Miller kicked off a words and language series with University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman.

We kick off our words and language series with etymologist Anatoly Liberman answering your questions about words you're hearing today.

Anatoly Liberman answers word origin questions

Full discussion: http://bit.ly/1EKElRf
University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman joined MPR News' Kerri Miller March 3, 2015 to take listener questions about words and their origins. A caller asked him to explain 'uff da.'

Full discussion: http://bit.ly/1EKElRf
University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman joined MPR News' Kerri Miller March 3, 2015 to take listener questions about words and phrases. One caller asked about the origin of the phrase 'Put it in your pipe and smoke it.'

Etymologist explains origins of 'uff da' and 'put it in your pipe and smoke it'

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