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The surprisingly connected origins of "barley" and "farrago".

#barley #farrago #barn #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube #yt shorts

Happy Pride Month everyone! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PRIDE/REPRESENT #wotd #pride #represent #pridemonth 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#pride month #lgbt pride #pride #represent #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #lingcomm #historical linguistics #lingblr

The surprisingly connected origins of "cop" and "capture".

#cop #copper #capture #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube #yt shorts

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is CANCEL/DERANGE #wotd #lateshow #colbert #cancel #cancel #derange #circumscribe #circus #incarcerate

The surprisingly connected origins of "fang" and "peace".

#fang #peace #pact #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube #yt shorts

We spoke with linguist, writer and podcaster Dr Danny Bate about his debut book, Why Q Needs U

New podcast episode! We talked to Danny Bate about his new book about the history of the alphabet, "Why Q needs U" -- a very fun conversation!

#spelling #alphabet #pie #proto indo european #etymology #language #linguistics #historical linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #words #history of the english language #history of english #lingcomm #lingblr #podcast #interview #book

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is TULIP/TURBAN #wotd #tulip #turban #TulipFestival #FlowerDay

#tulip #tulips #turban #tulip festival #flower day #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr

The surprisingly connected origins of "urchin" and "caprice".

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is RANSOMWARE/EXAMPLE/PROMPT/PEREMPTORY #wotd #ransomware #ransom #beware #example #prompt #peremptory #canvas

Happy #StarWarsDay! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PROTOCOL DROID / COLLOID #wotd #protocol #droid #colloid #MayTheFourth

The surprisingly connected origins of "bandit" and "banal".

#bandit #banal #ban #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube #ytshorts

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SOLIDARITY/SAVE #wotd #solidarity #save #safe #MayDay #LabourDay #InternationalWorkersDay

The surprisingly connected origins of "asparagus" and "aspersions"

#asparagus #aspersion #aspersions #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #lingcomm #historical linguistics #lingblr #video #youtube #ytshorts

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is BLASPHEMY/BLAME/MALICIOUS/BANAL #wotd #blasphemy #blame #malicious #banal #Trump #Pope #Jesus

The surprisingly connected origins of "grow" and "green".

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is STRAIT/RESTRICT #wotd #strait #restrict #straight #StraitOfHormuz #Hormuz #IranWar‌

The surprisingly connected origins of "polio" and "appalling".

#polio #appal #appalling #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube #ytshorts

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