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In English, I code-switch only on rare occasions -- mostly when I'm around extended relations whose Okie dialect is heavy with Okie accent.
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#English
#German
#Hessisch
#Okie
#dialect
#accent
#codeswitching
#language
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Not by accident, TIL that "wayward" is the shortened form of "awayward."
The existence of:
downward
toward
forward
backward
awkward (etym: Old Norse meaning backward!)
froward
upward
eastward, northward, southward, westward
inward
outward
ETC....implies the validity of:
nextward
withward
fromward
intoward
againward
besideward
aboonward
aloofward
yondward
whitherward
nighward
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@medieval_illuminations/117148721021531224
In German, a turtle is a "Schildkröte": a "shield toad."
In Dutch, apparently, a turtle is also a "shield toad": "schildpad."
Jacob literally drew a toad with shields protecting it.
Also with tails.
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Therefore, I submit the following as a synonym for "to totter":
TO TORKLE.
Example sentence: Courtney got up in the middle of the night and torkled blearily to the bathroom.
This actually happened last night, which is what brought on this wild language ride first thing this morning. You're welcome. 😁💜✌️🤘🖖
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#etymology
#linguistics
#GermanLanguage
#EnglishLanguage
#Latin
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#TIL that the word "coach" rolled up into the English language from the Hungarian "Kocs," a town that became known in the 1400s for its "kocsi szekér": the cart of Kocs, a wheeled conveyance with steel spring suspension that spread across Europe.
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*auf der Strassenbahn*
digital display: Ingenieur gesucht! Schraub' mit uns an der Zukunft!
me: Engineer needed! Come screw up the future with us! 🤣
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The equivalent of the word "hello" in German, which is "hallo", is the best "hello" I think.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #german #germanlanguage #word #words #deutsch #deutschesprache #etymology #linguistics #language #languages #ilovelanguage #ilovelanguages #languagelearning #languagestudy
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#TIL that the word "scaffold" arrived in English via the Old French "eschafault" (and various other spellings), which came from the Vulgar Latin "catafalcum," meaning "viewing stage." Most likely, that which was being viewed was an execution. 😳🫤
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I just realized that "Noresemen" has the word "semen" in it.
Which reminds me: if you own a house, you are a ho-meow-ner.
Language is weird.
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In this episode of the Why Theory podcast, Todd McGowan points out that when a French radio broadcast talks about ICE, they add an article in front of the word, making it
L'ICE.
This is perfection.
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Why-Theory-p1969700/?topicId=529701678
#ICEisLICE
#ICE
#French
#WhyTheory
#WhyThworyPodcast
#ToddMcGowan
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If you're a wordnerd who occasionally plays with Old English (the language, not the wood polish) then you might come up with a fun word such as
ǣlmiht
which means "eel power."
Holy flat tails of Flotsam and Jetsam, Batman!
#words
#UseYourWords
#wordnerd
#languages
#linguistics
#CompoundWords
#ILoveLanguage
#OldEnglish
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Every time I read the name "Steven Beschloss," my Germerican brain says, "Ah, Steven decided. What, decided what?"
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#Deutsch
#English
#Germerican
#Genglisch
#Denglish#
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TIL the word "priest" ultimately comes from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "one who leads cattle."
I am amused.
#etymology
#linguistics
#languages
#ILoveLanguage
#ILoveWords
#religion