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 Blog #4: Mysteries of Vernacular

Vernacular meaning is Language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people country or region it is not the same as language or vocabulary as it is shaped by word choice, grammar, punctuation, and turns of phrase making it more widely applicable. An example would be how English is the common language in many countries such as USA, UK, New Zealand, and Australia but the way it used varies throughout them and Vernacular can also be specific to cultures. It is an informal way of language used particularly in casual settings and not commonly used in professional settings or legal settings.

The modern word ODD has multiple meanings that could be traced to the Indo-European root UZDHO which means pointing upwards influenced by vertical objects which later was modified by Old Norse speakers into a new word ODDI which meant the simplest pointed object something that had two paired angles and a third that stood alone overtime ODDI began to refer to something wasn't matched or paired. ODD MATHR was used to describe an unpaired man who was a tie-breaker but the modern day meaning is 'different from what is usual or expected'. The evolution of the word ODD is an example of Vernacular as it has both mathematical and non-mathematical meanings.

Ted-Ed. "Mysteries of vernacular: Odd - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel." Youtube, uploaded by Ted-Ed, 5th of December 2013 of Publication, https://youtu.be/VWbu2Kh1S6Q