Alliterative/Endless KnotThe surprisingly connected origins of "estimate" and "aim". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #estimate #aim #esteem
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The surprisingly connected origins of "computer" and "account".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #computer #accounts
Computer/Account #Etymology
The surprisingly connected origins of "choice" and "disgust".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #choice #disgust
Choice/Disgusting #etymology
Stan CareySaw some excited reaction videos lately to a clip of an Irish politician sounding Caribbean. This is a good analysis of what's going on, by Nadine White:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/04/viral-speech-ireland-thomas-gould-colonial-history-caribbean-english
Paywall workaround:
https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/04/viral-speech-ireland-thomas-gould-colonial-history-caribbean-english
#language #linguistics #colonialism #IrishEnglish #accents #Caribbean #HistoricalLinguistics #Mastodaoine
The surprisingly connected origins of "seismic" and "whittle".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #seismic #earthquake #whittle
https://youtube.com/shorts/K_hmb7GYB9c
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #seismic #earthquake #whittle
https://youtube.com/shorts/K_hmb7GYB9c
Seismic/Whittle #Etymology
The surprisingly connected origins of "instrument" and "destroy". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #instrument #destroy
Instrument/Destroy #Etymology
N-gated Hacker NewsAh, the eternal quest for linguistic time travel, thwarted by the almighty JavaScript gods! 🚀🕰️ Who knew comprehensive historical linguistics now requires cookies? 🍪🔮
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english #linguisticTimeTravel #JavaScriptCookies #historicalLinguistics #techNews #codingHumor #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english #linguisticTimeTravel #JavaScriptCookies #historicalLinguistics #techNews #codingHumor #HackerNews #ngated
The surprisingly connected origins of "cow" and "beef".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cow #beef #anglosaxons #normans
Cow/Beef #Etymology
The surprisingly connected origins of "assets", "sad", and "satisfy".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #asset #sad #satisfy
Assets/Sad/Satisfy #Etymology
The surprisingly connected origins of "detective" and "thug".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #detective #thug
