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Etymologist Jokes

An etymologist, an entomologist, and an etiologist walk into a bar.

"What'll it be?" The bartender asks.

"I'll have a beer," the etymologist says. "A word which comes from Latin *bibere*, meaning "to drink".

"I'll have a Campari," the entomologist says. "It was originally dyed with crushed beetles!"

The bartender gets them their drinks. "And for...

An Etymologist and an Entomologist enter a spelling bee..

..into a spelling bee

What's the difference between an entomologist and an etymologist?

An etymologist knows the difference.

It really bugs me when people mix up entomologists and etymologists...

I met an entomologist the other day and he had no idea where the word came from. I mean, really?

"I'm an entomologist; I study words."

"You mean an etymologist?" "...I'm not very good at it..."

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