How often do we see a technical word without quite knowing what it means? If we can decipher it -- undo its language code -- we can start to understand others of a similar kind. Ologies and Isms is about the building blocks of the English language (the beginnings and endings, and sometimes the middles) that help form or adapt many of the words we use. Whether you're a student or a practitioner, a teacher of English, an inveterate word-user, or just...

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