Why There’s No Wax in My Sincerity

The importance of looking beyond folk etymology when studying the history of words

Rui Alves
Babel
Published in
4 min readApr 23, 2024

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Photo by Rishabh Dharmani on Unsplash

I love the hidden history of words. I’ve been in love with words since I could reach the bookshelves in my grandparent’s house.

I read a lot but prefer listening to the spoken word.

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Rui Alves
Babel
Editor for

I'm a language teacher, linguist and published author (who joined the Army and worked for the EU). A publisher, digital ronin, musician and alchemist of sound.