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Professor Spedaliere Lecture Series: The Etymology Series: From la Madonna and la Mona Lisa to Nero and the Obscene

Picking up right where we left off at our last arrivederci, our jovial mobile vulgus of linguistic-lovers continues its etymological investigation of everyday words with an extraordinary history.


Ever wonder why a mile is 5,280 ft. long? How narcissism is related to narcotics? Why Machiavelli has such a sinister reputation? What mice have to do with a well-toned physique? And what is the connection between the Roman god Mercury and Grand Central Station? Be sure to join us on another probing, irreverent and in-depth study of the hybrid incunabula of Italian and English words.  


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