"Hut!" redux

[Benjamin Zimmer]

The origins of the quarterback's "hut" came up on ADS-L in a couple of
threads back in 2004-05. My latest Word Routes column takes a more detailed
look:

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1983/

This is a follow-up to my (very brief) appearance on "NFL Films Presents"
last week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKZpCT2Fk0


--Ben Zimmer

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