The Thai words for fire, die and rim sound an awful lot like the English words fire, die and rim. Why is that? John explains.
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Lexicon Valley
Fire, Die, Rim
Fire, Die, Rim
Why do words sometimes sound so similar in vastly different languages? It's usually one of three reasons.
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
