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Ozarks at Large

Ever wonder how words came to be? Some are accidents

By Kyle Kellams

Published August 22, 2023 at 1:41 PM CDT

From algorithm to sherry, here are the surprising origins of some incidental words.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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