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Where Did 'Black Friday' Come From? Not Where You Think

caption: Black Friday in downtown Seattle at Westlake in 2010.
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Black Friday in downtown Seattle at Westlake in 2010.
Flickr Photo/John Henderson (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Ross Reynolds speaks with linguistics journalist Ben Zimmer about the origins of the shopping phrases "Black Friday," "Cyber Monday," and "Super Saturday."

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