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@wordsandmagpies.bsky.socialwordsgetaround.substack.com/p/gin-and-a-... This week's Substack looks at gin and its redemption. #gin #etymology #appliedlinguistics
@alliterative.bsky.socialThe #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is WHORE/CHERISH #wotd #whore #cherish #caress #charity #KamaSutra
@wordfoolery.bsky.social#onthisday 935, death of Good King Wenceslas. #etymology / #history 🧵
Wenceslas is a boys’ name which came to English from Medieval Latin Venceslaus and Old Czech Veceslavü which translates as “having greater glory”.
@wordorigins.bsky.socialWild West
@thegrammardiva.bsky.socialZemmiphobia - Fear of the great mole rat. From New Latin/archaic zoological terminology, zemmi comes from a Russian dialectal word referencing the subterranean blind mole-rat, a burrowing, earth-dwelling rodent. #grammar #grammardiva #etymology #wordoftheday #phobia
@wordfoolery.bsky.socialIt's Monday and if you're like Garfield you may be feeling a little malevolent - it's a word the Romans gave us. Read all about it at wordfoolery.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/t... #etymology
@justinhillauthor.bsky.social
@treebeard793.bsky.socialDevil's-bit Scabious, Succisa pratensis is such an important late-flowering plant. The roots appear bitten off (Succisa = cut from below). This was done by the devil (according to folklore, citation needed) hence the links between the botanical and common names.
#WildflowerHour
#Folklore
#Etymology
@wordfoolery.bsky.socialThis week's dusty gem from the Wordfoolery archives is exquisite - a beautiful word - hope you enjoy this one from May 2017 - wordfoolery.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/e... #etymology
@linguisticdiscovery.comIncidentally, the word “prudence” is also distantly related to the word “wisdom”, through the Proto-Indo-European root *weid- ‘see’.
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@gbti.bsky.socialWhy Are Police Officers Called ‘Cops’?
gbti.network/shares/gbtil... #entertainment #etymology #english #gbti
@rayysummers.bsky.social如果你和我一样纠结过“t”在手写时到底有没有那个勾/小尾巴，以下是给你的一些信息：
一开始“t”就没有那个勾，是手写连笔才有的。从字源上说，写成两根直线像十字架那样是没有问题的，也不会有宗教上的误解。
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我以前担心写成两根直线会有宗教含义，实际上是我多虑了。无论是否写勾，都是正常的！
@lingoberry.appEver wonder why Wednesday is spelled so weirdly?
Blame Odin! Our weekdays are packed with Norse gods, from Týr's day to Thor's day. Plus, Viking raids left us fierce words like "berserk."
Come explore the northern myths hiding in your calendar! 🌿
@404tales.bsky.socialHope bsky doesn't mind me uploading some RADICAL(😎🏄♂️⚡️🛹) propaganda #etymology #media #semantics
@andrewcgrant.bsky.socialNobody agrees how to say "turmeric" (and linguists can't agree on the etymology)
It’s a story that involves different vowels, different stresses, a dubious Latin connection, and a potential mix-up with saffron.
@wordorigins.bsky.socialTony award
@thegrammardiva.bsky.socialXyrophobia - Intense fear of razors or other sharp cutting instruments. From the Ancient Greek word xurón (ξυρόν), meaning "razor" or "clipper" and the Ancient Greek word phóbos (φόβος), meaning "fear," "dread," or "panic." #grammar #grammardiva #phobia #etymology #wordoftheday