#languagehistory — Public Fediverse posts

Egyptian Hieroglyphic Alphabet

https://discoveringegypt.com/egyptian-hieroglyphic-writing/egyptian-hieroglyphic-alphabet/

#HackerNews #EgyptianHieroglyphs #AncientWriting #LanguageHistory #EgyptCulture

The Forgotten Meaning of "Jerk."

https://languagehat.com/the-forgotten-meaning-of-jerk/

#HackerNews #ForgottenMeaning #LanguageHistory #Etymology #Jerk #Linguistics

We use "warmth" but not "coolth" – at least, not usually. New post on a rare word:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/birth-of-the-coolth/

#words #etymology #language #LanguageHistory #EdnaOBrien

We use "warmth" but not "coolth" – at least, not usually. New post on a rare word:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/birth-of-the-coolth/

#words #etymology #language #LanguageHistory #EdnaOBrien

We use "warmth" but not "coolth" – at least, not usually. New post on a rare word:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/birth-of-the-coolth/

#words #etymology #language #LanguageHistory #EdnaOBrien

We use "warmth" but not "coolth" – at least, not usually. New post on a rare word:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/birth-of-the-coolth/

#words #etymology #language #LanguageHistory #EdnaOBrien

We use "warmth" but not "coolth" – at least, not usually. New post on a rare word:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/birth-of-the-coolth/

#words #etymology #language #LanguageHistory #EdnaOBrien

If you're interested in nouning and verbing, and especially if they bug you, try this quiz I wrote for Macmillan Dictionary a few years ago:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/learn/language-quizzes/nounings-and-verbings.html

Discussion here: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/verbing-and-nouning-are-fine-and-heres-a-quiz/

#language #words #grammar #linguistics #LanguageChange #verbing #nouning #quiz #LanguageHistory