Michael Quinion | |
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Born | 1942 (age 81–82) United Kingdom |
Occupation(s) | Etymologist, writer |
Michael Brian Quinion (born c. 1942)[1] is a British etymologist and writer.[2] He ran World Wide Words, a website devoted to linguistics. He graduated from Peterhouse, Cambridge,[3] where he studied physical sciences and after which he joined BBC radio as a studio manager.