Mysteries of vernacular: Earwig - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Sigal Tifferet
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Mysteries of vernacular:
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ืžืกืชืจื™ ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™:
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Earwig,
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ืฆื‘ืชืŸ. (ืื™ืจื•ื•ื™ื’ - ืคืืช ืื•ื–ืŸ ื‘ืชืจื’ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉื™)
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an insect, generally classified
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ื—ืจืง, ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžืกื•ื•ื’
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within the order <i>dermaptera</i>.
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ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ืช ื”ื“ืจืžืคื˜ืจื”.
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The common name of the insects
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ื”ืฉื ื”ื ืคื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืจืงื™ื
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we know as earwigs is exactly that,
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื›ืฆื‘ืชืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื–ื”,
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common,
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ื ืคื•ืฅ,
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and is based mainly in folklore.
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ื•ืžื‘ื•ืกืก ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขืœ ืคื•ืœืงืœื•ืจ.
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It's rumored that these so-called earwigs
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ื™ืฉ ืฉืžื•ืขื” ืฉืžื” ืฉื ืงืจื ืคืื•ืช ืื•ื–ืŸ
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crawl into your ear at night
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ื–ื•ื—ืœื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืื•ื–ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืœื™ืœื”
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and tunnel into your brain,
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ื•ื—ื•ืคืจื™ื ืชืขืœื” ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื›ื,
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but this is false.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืฉืงืจ.
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Sure, an earwig may, on rare occasion,
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฆื‘ืชืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ, ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื,
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climb into the ear of an unsuspecting sleeper,
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ืœื˜ืคืก ืœืชื•ืš ืื•ื–ืŸ ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื™ืฉืŸ ืฉืœื ื—ื•ืฉื“ ื‘ื›ืœื•ื,
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but, really, who can blame them?
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ืื‘ืœ, ื‘ืืžืช, ืžื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื?
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Ear canals are warm and dark,
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ืชืขืœื•ืช ื”ืื•ื–ืŸ ื”ืŸ ื—ืžื•ืช ื•ื—ืฉื•ื›ื•ืช,
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the perfect home for a creepy-crawly like this one.
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ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฉืœื ืœื—ืจืงื™ื ื›ืžื• ื–ื”.
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The important thing to remember
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ
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is that even if an earwig found its way into your ear,
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ื–ื” ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ืื ืฆื‘ืชืŸ ื™ืžืฆื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื• ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืื•ื–ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื,
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it would never eat through your eardrum.
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ื”ื•ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืื›ืœ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื• ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืขื•ืจ ื”ืชื•ืฃ.
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Despite the erroneous origins
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื’ื•ื™ื™ื™ื
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of these trumped-up folk tales,
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ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ื”ืขื ื”ืืœื”,
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they've been in place a long time.
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ื”ื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื–ืžืŸ.
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The word earwig comes from the Old English word earwicga,
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ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืคืืช ืื•ื–ืŸ ื‘ืื” ืžื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ืฉื ื” "earwicga",
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a compound of ear, meaning ear, of course,
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ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ear", ืฉืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื” ืื•ื–ืŸ ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ,
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and wigca.
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ื•"wigca".
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Scholars believe that wigca shares a root
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ืžืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืžื™ืœื” ื—ื•ืœืงืช ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืจืฉ ืฉืœื”
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with words like wiggle
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ืขื ืžื™ืœื™ื ื›ืžื• "wiggle" (ืœื ืขืจ)
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and wag,
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ื• "wag" (ื›ืฉื›ื•ืฉ),
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and that it most likely referred
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื” ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกืช
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to a creature that moves quickly.
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื ืข ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช.
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Unfortunately for this innocent little insect,
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ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ ืฉืœ ื—ืจืง ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืชืžื™ื ื–ื”,
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even its scientific name gives it a bad rap.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืฉื ื”ืžื“ืขื™ ืฉืœื• ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื• ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืจืข.
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Because of the large, pencil-like cerci on the tail
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืชื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืคืจื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื–ื ื‘
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and of its abdomen,
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ื•ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื•,
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scientists associate earwigs
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ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืžืงืฉืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆื‘ืชืŸ
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with a pair of scissors,
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ืœื–ื•ื’ ืžืกืคืจื™ื™ื,
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calling them <i>forficula auricularia<i>,
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ื•ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื”ื ืคื•ืจืคื™ืงื•ืœื” ืื•ืืจื™ืงืœืจื™ื”,
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literally little scissors of the ear.
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ืฉืžืฉืžืขืŸ ืžืกืคืจื™ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื–ืŸ.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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