Well, hello #gorditas. 😘
#gordita #wordoftheday #wordnerd #edutainment #dictionary @spejampar.bsky.social
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@multilingo.studioSome languages have one word for 'etiquette'. Others build it from scratch every time. Which approach wins? Your move.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/etiquette-2026-10-08
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #wordnerd #multilingual
@multilingo.studioThe art of keeping quiet. Discreet, discret, discreto, বিচক্ষণ, diskretno... every language has a word for the grace of not drawing attention. What's yours?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/discreet-2026-10-07
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #wordnerd #multilingual
@luciehfrost.bsky.socialIn one fell swoop? I have said this phrase approximately eleventy-billion times without ever stopping to ask what the hell a “fell swoop” actually is. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: https://www.luciefrost.com/ #idioms #wordnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat
@entropy.game
@avensarah.bsky.socialThe surprisingly connected origins of "alert" and "erect".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #alert #erect
@alliterative.bsky.socialThe surprisingly connected origins of "alert" and "erect".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #alert #erect
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialThe gopher is only one of the things the #gophersnake eats so I don’t love the name.
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@multilingo.studioThe word that separates the gossips from the guardians of secrets. How do you say 'discreet' in your language?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/discreet-2026-10-07
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@dictionarypod.bsky.socialThe majestic #gopher. Ruining golfer’s lives since 1980.
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@multilingo.studioYour workout regimen, your skincare regimen, your "stop scrolling at 2am" regimen, every language has a word for this. What's yours?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/regimen-2026-10-06
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #translation #wordnerd
@ajflick.bsky.socialHappy to put my book editor's cap back on for true-crime publisher WildBlue Press!! My first assignment is a fascinating look inside lives of crime! And oh, yeah, I'll have time to work on another book myself between manuscripts! #wordnerd #author #truecrime
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialWhat’s the correct phrase: #goosebumps
#goosepimples
#gooseflesh
#gooseskin
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@entropy.gameFeel like decoding something? Entropy is new today: 71 letters across the board, and 21 substitutions to uncover. Take as long as you like. #dailypuzzle #wordnerd
@entropy.gameAnnie's Origin of Words and Phrases
“Go the Extra Mile”
#etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialNot sure why it’s called #goosefish but it’s a beauty.
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@alliterative.bsky.socialThe surprisingly connected origins of "swarm" and "absurd". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #swarm #absurd
@avensarah.bsky.socialThe surprisingly connected origins of "swarm" and "absurd". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #swarm #absurd
@multilingo.studioThe quiet strength of knowing you don't know everything. That's epistemic humility, and it's how the best teachers think across every language.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/epistemic-2026-09-30
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