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Strange Origins of Common Words and Phrases & Meet Your Future Self

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The Evolution of Mistrust and Distrust

There are words in English that seemingly seem the same like mistrust and distrust. Sometimes it's because a word sounds really similar, other times it's maybe because the two words are very closely linked in our minds. So why is a hit movie called a blockbuster? It seems such an odd, such an odd word. And yet it's, you know, I mean, no one questions it. That movie is a blockbuster. The Godfather was a blockbuster, but why a blockbuster? Yeah.

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