When Language Evolution Is Oversimplified: Maria's Viral Etymology Thread

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When a Viral Thread Turns Curious Minds into Skeptics: Maria's Story Maria, a 32-year-old copy editor who spends weekends tracing word histories, scrolled through her feed and stopped at a viral thread: ten "mind-blowing" etymologies that