Origins of the Word “Ballot:” Tickets, Stones, and Voter Fraud?

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This Is Just the Beginning of How We Get the Phrase “Blackballed”

To understand the origins of the word Ballot...you go back...and then further back...all the way to ancient times...and we also better understand how words were derived from this evolution...like "blackballing." Hear former Noah Webster House Executive Director Jenn Matos share this wonderful journey...on Noah Webster's Words on iCRV Radio...



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A tribute to the framer of how Americans embraced and applied the English language, this program is a "tip of the cap" to the one many refer to as the "Father of American Scholarship and Education." Join us for the Word of the Week and other fun!