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  1. Timo Tijhof @krinkle ·

    TIL Goodbye comes from "God be with ye"

    it transformed in the 1600s

    """
    From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of God be with ye
    """

    via The Rest Is Science podcast about phatic communication (50m00s-55m00s)

    overcast.fm/+ABTlqSCmjQE/50:15

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goodbye

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_e

    #therestisscience #vsauce #hannahfry #linguistics #oldenglish #podcast
  2. Chris Mackay 🇨🇦 @[email protected] ·

    overcast.fm/+ABTlqTrO5_E #MichaelStevens #Vsauce #HannahFry #FryRSquared #TheRestIsScience

    #michaelstevens #vsauce #hannahfry #fryrsquared #therestisscience
  3. Deadline @[email protected] ·

    Hannah Fry & Michael Stevens To Host ‘The Rest Is Science’, Latest In Goalhanger’s Growing Podcast Franchise
    #News #Podcast #Goalhanger #HannahFry #MichaelStevens #TheRestIsEntertainment #TheRestIsHistory #TheRestIsPolitics #TheRestisScience #Vsauce

    deadline.com/2025/11/rest-is-s

    #news #podcast #goalhanger #hannahfry #michaelstevens #therestisentertainment