{"id":1385,"date":"2021-08-28T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T11:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2021-08-28T11:39:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T11:39:22","slug":"adventures-in-etymolgy-24-ado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1385","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymolgy 24 &#8211; Ado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymolgy 24 &amp;#8211; Ado\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-28T11:24:02+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are looking at the word ado [\u0259\u02c8du\u02d0], so without further ado, let\u2019s go.\n\n\n\nDefinition:\n\n \tbustle, fuss, flurry, confusion, turmoil, commotion, trouble, bother, bustling activity\n\n[source]\n\nIt tends used in set expressions, such as \u201cwithout fu...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2457\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1385-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1385-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ado2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are looking at the word <strong>ado<\/strong> [\u0259\u02c8du\u02d0], so without further ado, let\u2019s go.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/signalstation\/6026437044\/in\/photolist-abx4LY-ddtcMm-nt24ZY-e8769u-qFPPK3-dbNw42-rDAwZB-27nS3wh-oHtTfm-qG5jrn-aCZ2S8-D5d3gu-CyPF8E-D5djNC-Dp4Hck-a78Lw4-CXQ8zz-DmKEnm-4aSThL-CXQeGz-TLRLN7-orBfNk-qJXdsY-oKkK9t-DwjXBV-Du1Baw-rBtadb-DmKtJs-Dp4TSt-DmKTRL-GF5zCi-Du1DKm-CyPsAL-Du22dG-DmKzw9-CyWqZe-GF5AJ6-2MFy9p-ZghuSg-DtS3NW-CyWu9v-Zghv5F-aD3U7S-D5drHj-CyPMUq-DtS4do-ZwvpVq-21wK22q-21wK2c5-DtS3vb\" title=\"Much Ado About Nothing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6079\/6026437044_4e13cb167b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Much Ado About Nothing\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bustle, fuss, flurry, confusion, turmoil, commotion, trouble, bother, bustling activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/ado\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>It tends used in set expressions, such as \u201cwithout further ado\u201d and \u201cwith much ado\u201d and is sometimes replaced with <strong>to-do<\/strong>, which means the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from a Northern Middle English expression <em>at do<\/em> &#8211; the <em>at<\/em> comes from Old Norse, where it\u2019s an infinitive marker, and such infinitive markers are still used in Danish (at), Swedish (att) and Norwegian (att). The <em>do<\/em> comes from the Middle English <em>do(n)<\/em> (to do) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/ado#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YYb8Smd-AS8\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYb8Smd-AS8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymolgy 24 &amp;#8211; Ado\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-28T11:24:02+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are looking at the word ado [\u0259\u02c8du\u02d0], so without further ado, let\u2019s go.\n\n\n\nDefinition:\n\n \tbustle, fuss, flurry, confusion, turmoil, commotion, trouble, bother, bustling activity\n\n[source]\n\nIt tends used in set expressions, such as \u201cwithout fu...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2458\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1385-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1385-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ado2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ado2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are looking at the word ado [\u0259\u02c8du\u02d0], so without further ado, let\u2019s go. Definition: bustle, fuss, flurry, confusion, turmoil, commotion, trouble, bother, bustling activity [source] It tends used in set expressions, such as \u201cwithout further ado\u201d and \u201cwith much ado\u201d and is sometimes replaced with to-do, which means the same thing. 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