101 Why Do We Call It That? Origins of Everyday Words & Phrases Book
DEAN STRATTON
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Discover the hidden stories behind the words we use every day.
Why Do We Call It That? is a fascinating journey through language, uncovering the quirky, surprising, and often hilarious origins of the terms, phrases, and idioms we take for granted. Perfect for word lovers, trivia buffs, teachers, writers, or anyone who enjoys a good story about language.
What's Inside:
Everyday Words Unpacked: Learn why we call it a "sandwich," where "deadline" came from, and why a "computer bug" has nothing to do with insects.
Idioms & Expressions Explained: Dive into phrases like "break the ice," "spill the beans," and "under the weather."
Cultural & Historical Insights: Explore how wars, inventions, myths, and mishaps shaped the words we speak today.
Engaging Examples & Anecdotes: Each entry comes alive with storytelling, humor, and unique perspectives that make learning memorable.
Why You'll Love It:
Makes a thoughtful gift for teachers, writers, linguists, or curious friends.
Great conversation starter for dinner parties, classrooms, or book clubs.
Clear, well-researched, and fun—a book that informs as much as it entertains.
Whether you're curious about why we "kick the bucket" or how "Google" became a verb, this book reveals the surprising histories that shaped our everyday speech.
Duration - 8h 15m.
Author - DEAN STRATTON.
Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G.
Published Date - Wednesday, 15 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 VIRUTI SATYAN SHIVAN ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Discover the hidden stories behind the words we use every day. Why Do We Call It That? is a fascinating journey through language, uncovering the quirky, surprising, and often hilarious origins of the terms, phrases, and idioms we take for granted. Perfect for word lovers, trivia buffs, teachers, writers, or anyone who enjoys a good story about language. What's Inside: Everyday Words Unpacked: Learn why we call it a "sandwich," where "deadline" came from, and why a "computer bug" has nothing to do with insects. Idioms & Expressions Explained: Dive into phrases like "break the ice," "spill the beans," and "under the weather." Cultural & Historical Insights: Explore how wars, inventions, myths, and mishaps shaped the words we speak today. Engaging Examples & Anecdotes: Each entry comes alive with storytelling, humor, and unique perspectives that make learning memorable. Why You'll Love It: Makes a thoughtful gift for teachers, writers, linguists, or curious friends. Great conversation starter for dinner parties, classrooms, or book clubs. Clear, well-researched, and fun—a book that informs as much as it entertains. Whether you're curious about why we "kick the bucket" or how "Google" became a verb, this book reveals the surprising histories that shaped our everyday speech. Duration - 8h 15m. Author - DEAN STRATTON. Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G. Published Date - Wednesday, 15 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 VIRUTI SATYAN SHIVAN ©.
Language:
English
Introduction
Duration:00:05:12
Chapter 1. The Great Pyramids: Alignments Beyond Chance
Duration:00:05:19
Chapter 2. The Voynich Manuscript: A Language Without a Key
Duration:00:05:42
Chapter 3. Stonehenge: Ancient Purpose, Modern Puzzles
Duration:00:05:12
Chapter 4. The Tunguska Event: Earth Shaken Without Warning
Duration:00:05:47
Chapter 5. The Dancing Plague of 1518: When Rhythm Consumed Lives
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter 6. Nazca Lines: Messages to Gods or Visitors?
Duration:00:05:34
Chapter 7. The Antikythera Mechanism: A Clock Ahead of Time
Duration:00:05:22
Chapter 8. The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Frozen Secrets of Siberia
Duration:00:05:29
Chapter 9. The Bermuda Triangle: Vanishing Ships and Planes
Duration:00:06:10
Chapter 10. The Wow! Signal: A Whisper from the Stars
Duration:00:05:33
Chapter 11. Ball Lightning: Fire That Defies Physics
Duration:00:05:56
Chapter 12. The Bloop: An Oceanic Roar Without a Source
Duration:00:05:01
Chapter 13. The Taos Hum: Vibrations No Machine Produces
Duration:00:05:35
Chapter 14. Crop Circles: Art, Hoax, or Alien Script?
Duration:00:04:49
Chapter 15. Overtoun Bridge: Dogs Drawn to Leap
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 16. Hessdalen Lights: Norway’s Nighttime Lanterns
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 17. The Black Knight Satellite: Orbital Mystery
Duration:00:05:24
Chapter 18. Mothman Sightings: Harbinger or Hallucination?
Duration:00:04:57
Chapter 19. The Shroud of Turin: Cloth of Divinity or Craft?
Duration:00:05:37
Chapter 20. Starlight Anomalies: Flickering Suns Beyond Reason
Duration:00:05:10
Chapter 21. The Lost City of Atlantis: Fact or Allegory?
Duration:00:04:58
Chapter 22. Yonaguni Monument: Submerged Architecture or Nature’s Hand?
Duration:00:05:20
Chapter 23. The Plain of Jars: Megalithic Enigma of Laos
Duration:00:05:07
Chapter 24. Easter Island Statues: Faces to the Horizon
Duration:00:05:06
Chapter 25. Göbekli Tepe: Civilization Rewritten in Stone
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 26. The Baghdad Battery: Ancient Electricity?
Duration:00:05:23
Chapter 27. Piri Reis Map: Lands Known Too Early
Duration:00:05:06
Chapter 28. Crystal Skulls: Sculptures of Unknown Precision
Duration:00:04:47
Chapter 29. The Iron Pillar of Delhi: Untouched by Rust
Duration:00:04:54
Chapter 30. Out-of-Place Artifacts: Objects Lost in Time
Duration:00:05:08
Chapter 31. Spontaneous Human Combustion: Fire Without Flame
Duration:00:05:06
Chapter 32. Missing Time Phenomenon: Hours That Vanish
Duration:00:05:08
Chapter 33. Doppelgänger Encounters: Shadows of the Self
Duration:00:05:27
Chapter 34. Children Who Recall Past Lives: Memory Beyond Birth
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter 35. Dreams That Predict: Glimpses Before Reality
Duration:00:05:09
Chapter 36. Phantom Limbs That Feel: Body Beyond Matter
Duration:00:04:48
Chapter 37. Telepathy Experiments: Minds in Silent Contact
Duration:00:05:20
Chapter 38. Remote Viewing: Vision Across Distance
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 39. Poltergeist Disturbances: Chaos Without Cause
Duration:00:04:49
Chapter 40. Haunted Objects: Cursed Relics That Resist Owners
Duration:00:05:09
Chapter 41. The Loch Ness Monster: Scotland’s Elusive Giant
Duration:00:05:35
Chapter 42. Lake Monsters of the World: Legends Beneath the Surface
Duration:00:05:18
Chapter 43. The Chupacabra: Predator of Myth or Mutation?
Duration:00:04:57
Chapter 44. Bigfoot and Sasquatch: Forest Wanderers
Duration:00:05:10
Chapter 45. Yeti of the Himalayas: Footprints in the Snow
Duration:00:05:01
Chapter 46. Skinwalker Legends: Shapeshifters of the Desert
Duration:00:04:48
Chapter 47. Jersey Devil: Winged Fear of the Pine Barrens
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 48. Thunderbirds: Sky Predators of Folklore
Duration:00:04:25
Chapter 49. Sea Serpents in Maritime Logs
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 50. Dragons Across Cultures: Shared Myth or Shared Memory?
Duration:00:05:32
Chapter 51. Disappearing Colonies: The Roanoke Mystery
Duration:00:05:14
Chapter 52. Lost Expeditions: Men Who Walked into Silence
Duration:00:05:43
Chapter 53. Flight MH370: Modern Vanishing Act
Duration:00:05:27
Chapter 54. Amelia Earhart: Lost Over the Pacific
Duration:00:05:05
Chapter 55. The Mary Celeste: A Ship Without Crew
Duration:00:03:58
Chapter 56. Ghost Ships of History
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter 57. Vanishing Villages in Folklore
Duration:00:04:39
Chapter 58. Soldiers Who Disappeared in Battle
Duration:00:04:19
Chapter 59. The Green Children of Woolpit: Visitors from Nowhere
Duration:00:04:20
Chapter 60. Mystery Passengers on Trains and Roads
Duration:00:04:37
Chapter 61. Time Slips: Accidental Journeys to Other Eras
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter 62. Glitches in Reality: When the World Stutters
Duration:00:03:55
Chapter 63. Déjà Vu: Memory of the Not-Yet-Lived
Duration:00:04:19
Chapter 64. Premonitions of Disaster: Warning Dreams
Duration:00:04:05
Chapter 65. Multiverse Hypotheses: Echoes of Other Worlds
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 66. The Mandela Effect: Collective Memory or Alternate Path?
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 67. Spacetime Anomalies in Physics
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter 68. Ancient Accounts of Time Distortions
Duration:00:05:02
Chapter 69. Modern Testimonies of Parallel Worlds
Duration:00:05:06
Chapter 70. Hypothetical Scenario: Meeting Your Future Self
Duration:00:04:25
Chapter 71. Unfinished Sounds: Melodies Without Musicians
Duration:00:04:01
Chapter 72. Phantom Footsteps: Houses That Remember
Duration:00:03:50
Chapter 73. Shadow People: Figures from the Corner of the Eye
Duration:00:04:15
Chapter 74. Apparitions in War Zones
Duration:00:04:16
Chapter 75. Ghost Lights of the American South
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 76. Spirits Tied to Land and Place
Duration:00:04:14
Chapter 77. Scientific Skepticism and Paranormal Reports
Duration:00:05:29
Chapter 78. First-Hand Testimony: A Personal Night Encounter
Duration:00:03:44
Chapter 79. Technology’s Role in Capturing the Unseen
Duration:00:04:43
Chapter 80. Hypothetical Scenario: If Ghosts Are Energy Patterns
Duration:00:04:18
Chapter 81. Cosmic Rays That Bend Reality
Duration:00:04:27
Chapter 82. Dark Matter: The Invisible Majority
Duration:00:04:20
Chapter 83. Black Holes That Defy Understanding
Duration:00:04:18
Chapter 84. Fast Radio Bursts: Cosmic Morse Code
Duration:00:03:53
Chapter 85. Rogue Planets: Worlds Without Suns
Duration:00:03:50
Chapter 86. Stars That Shouldn’t Exist
Duration:00:04:12
Chapter 87. The Great Silence: Fermi’s Paradox
Duration:00:04:30
Chapter 88. UFO Encounters: Witnesses Through History
Duration:00:05:14
Chapter 89. Government Files and Declassifications
Duration:00:05:25
Chapter 90. Hypothetical Scenario: First Contact Day
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter 91. Healing Miracles That Resist Science
Duration:00:03:54
Chapter 92. Placebo Effect: Mind as Medicine
Duration:00:03:47
Chapter 93. Survival Beyond Probability: Medical Mysteries
Duration:00:04:03
Chapter 94. Children with Extraordinary Abilities
Duration:00:04:37
Chapter 95. Shared Dreams Among Strangers
Duration:00:03:50
Chapter 96. Collective Trance States in Cultures
Duration:00:04:42
Chapter 97. Rituals with Unexplainable Effects
Duration:00:04:16
Chapter 98. Shamans Who Travel Realms
Duration:00:04:18
Chapter 99. Prophets Whose Words Came True
Duration:00:03:57
Chapter 100. Hypothetical Scenario: A World Without Mystery
Duration:00:03:55
Chapter 101. The Greatest Unsolved Question: Why We Seek Answers
Duration:00:04:07
Conclusion
Duration:00:02:17