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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Have you ever wondered why something has that particular name? For instance, why are websites like this called blogs? Why aren't they called froffles or some other word? Blog seems pretty random, but it turns out most of our words come from ancient decent and most new words, or "slang", are just variations of the word or an acronym to describe them. Most of the time the word is simply rooted in a description of the animal or thing or what people thought it was like.

Take a minute to guess what you think the word Kangaroo comes from and write it in the comments box. Be creative!! Think outside of the box. Once you have done this click here to view the rest of the blog post:

information from: Objective Ministries

17 comments:

  1. really interesting post, I am impressed about this blog, really amazing work. Really fun blog
    thanks for sharing your blog

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  2. always glad to learn more about kangaroos!

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  3. i seriously doubt a kangaroo can jump 40 ft. I'd have to see it to believe it.

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  4. Cute page! Kangaroos are interesting to learn about.

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  5. Interesting info, great site.

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  6. Kangaroos are our friends.. but don't they like attack people sometimes?

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  7. I really liked this post. Now i know how kangaroos got their name! good job!

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  8. Nice post. Kangaroos are so cute!

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  9. Really good post! If blogs were called froffles I would be on them all the time because that is an awesome word!

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  10. Kangaroos are awesome. Very cool.

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  11. Kangaroo's are...interesting creatures, to say the least. For awhile, our culture seemed to be obsessed with them, but that fad seemed to die off shortly.

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  12. Good blog I never knew all these facts about Kangaroo's.

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  13. Kangaroos are awesome! They used to be my favorite animal. Good blog!

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  14. nice blog!! i learned a lot about kangaroo's.

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