The surprisingly connected origins of "alert" and "erect".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #alert #erect
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The surprisingly connected origins of "swarm" and "absurd". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #swarm #absurd
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The surprisingly connected origins of "hippopotamus" and "appetite". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #hippo #hippopotamus #appetite
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What words could we use to better describe the soul of a typewriter?
Hot take: Is it just me or has the word "snappy" ceased having meaning within the typosphere? I've heard "snappy" applied to the best typewriters, the worst typewriters, and nearly everything in between. While almost everyone uses it with a positive connotation, the noise of the depth and breadth of machines it's used to describe has drowned out any signal of actual meaning for me. I hear someone say that a "typewriter is snappy", and it translates to me as the tautology that a […] -
The surprisingly connected origins of "robot" and "orphan".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #robot #orphan
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The surprisingly connected origins of "bank" and "bench". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #bank #riverbank #bench
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The Jersey Journal, founded in 1867, uses "gonna" in a Facebook headline in 2026
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The surprisingly connected origins of "satire", "hadron" & "satisfy". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #satire #hadron #satisfy
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The surprisingly connected origins of "astronaut" and "noise". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #astronaut #navy #nausea #noise
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The surprisingly connected origins of "aviation" and "inaugurate".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #aviation #inaugurate #augur #wrightbrothers #NationalAviationDay
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The surprisingly connected origins of "poison" and "beverage".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #poison #potion #beverage
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The surprisingly connected origin of "opera", "manure", and "maneuver". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #opera #opus #manure #maneuver #manoeuvre
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The surprisingly connected origins of "beat", "debate", and "refute". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language # words #lingcomm #beat #debate #refute
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The surprisingly connected origins of "frail", "fragile", and "break".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #frail #fragile #break
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The surprisingly connected origins of "champion" and "champagne". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #champion #champagne #worldcup #final
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The surprisingly connected origins of "crime", "certain", and "secret".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #crime #certain #secret
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The surprisingly connected origins of "apron", "napkin", and "map". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #apron #napkin #map #mappamundi
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The surprisingly connected origins of "ball" and "ballet". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #ball #ballet
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The surprisingly connected origins of "deck" and "tile".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn #connectedatbirth
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The surprisingly connected origins of "barley" and "farrago".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn
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The surprisingly connected origins of "cop" and "capture". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm
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The surprisingly connected origins of "urchin" and "caprice".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #urchin #caprice #hedgehog
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The surprisingly connected origins of "bandit" and "banal". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #bandit #ban #banal
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The surprisingly connected origins of "asparagus" and "aspersions". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #asparagus #aspersions
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A cross-national study establishing that historical European colonialism is a primary, shared driver behind the global endangerment of both biological species and indigenous languages.
#BiodiversityResearch #ConservationEcology #HistoricalLinguistics #EnvironmentalSociology #sflorg
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The surprisingly connected origins of "grow" and "green".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #grow #green #grass #spring
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The surprisingly connected origins of "polio" and "appalling".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #polio #appal #appalling
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The surprisingly connected origins of "good", "gather", and "fondue".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #good #god #gather #GoodFriday #fondue #giddy
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The surprisingly connected origins of "good", "gather", and "fondue".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #good #god #gather #GoodFriday #fondue #giddy