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The surprisingly connected origins of "ball" and "ballet". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #ball #ballet
New podcast episode! We chatted with Valerie Fridland about accents, and her new book "Why We Talk Funny?".
https://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2026/06/15/2026/episode-125-accents-with-valerie-fridland
What does your accent say about you? (And yes, you DO have an accent!) Why do accents develop, and what is the history behind the wide range of modern American accents? We talked to Valerie Fridland about all of these questions and more, covered in her delightful new book “Why We Talk Funny”. Tran
The surprisingly connected origins of "ball" and "ballet". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #ball #ballet
New podcast episode! We chatted with Valerie Fridland about accents, and her new book "Why We Talk Funny?".
https://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2026/06/15/2026/episode-125-accents-with-valerie-fridland
What does your accent say about you? (And yes, you DO have an accent!) Why do accents develop, and what is the history behind the wide range of modern American accents? We talked to Valerie Fridland about all of these questions and more, covered in her delightful new book “Why We Talk Funny”. Tran
The surprisingly connected origins of "deck" and "tile".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn #connectedatbirth
The surprisingly connected origins of "deck" and "tile".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn #connectedatbirth