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The surprisingly connected origins of "Seat" and "Chair".

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

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It’s #DenimDay! Did you know that “denim” is named after a place? Learn about this and other fabric eponyms in our video on “costume”.

#denim day #denim #jeans #dungarees #costume #fashion #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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It’s #WorldBookDay! Here’s our video about the history of the book!

#world book day #book day #book #books #evolution #semantic shift #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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Happy #EnglishLanguageDay! For a look back at the origins of this language, here’s our video on looking for the Earliest English Word!

#english language day #english #english language #english langblr #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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Happy #ShakespeareDay! Why not celebrate by making it Weird – with our video about the history of that word, and its connections to Fate, Shakespeare, and witches!

#shakespeare day #shakespeare #william shakespere #weird #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is POET/CHEETAH #wotd #poet #cheetah #NationalPoetryMonth #TTPD

#poet #cheetah #national poetry month #ttpd #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr

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Happy #EarthDay! To celebrate, here’s our video about the Food Web, and how it’s a better model for ecosystems than the food chain. We made it for our friend the Roving Naturalist’s channel, and she has a lot more videos there that you should check out!

#earth day #food web #food chain #ecology #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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Hey, it’s #BigWordDay! Surprisingly, few of our etymological videos centre on big words, but we’ve done a couple of shorts about some bigger words, like Kenspeckle and Bedizened.

#big word day #big words #kenspeckle #beau #bedizened #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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Happy #InternationalAmateurRadioDay! The history of the development of amateur radio is pretty fascinating, and we get into it in the second half of our video on Amateur Sport:

#international amateur radio day #amateur radio day #amateur radio #amateur #radio #amateur sport #amateur sports #sport #sports #olympic #olympics #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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The surprisingly connected origins of "Accident" and "Cadaver".

#accident #cadaver #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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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SHOWER/SCOUR #wotd #shower #scour #AprilShowers

#shower #scour #april showers #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr

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Happy #WorldArtDay! We’ve got a video that’s about the history of art, and in particular the role of patronage in the Renaissance, and how that connects to the Bellini cocktail!

#world art day #art day #art #art history #bellini #cocktail #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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It’s #BarbershopQuartetDay! The history of this musical form is closely connected to the history of Rock & Roll, in spite of its seeming distance from those roots today. Learn more in our video about the history of Rock!

#barbershop quartet day #barbershop quartet #barbershop #rock & roll #rock and roll #rocknroll #rock #music #music history #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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The surprisingly connected origins of "Husband" and "Neighbour".

#husband #neighbour #neighbor #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube #ytshorts

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It’s #GolfDay – and we have a video for the occasion! Ever heard of the phrase “golf widow”? Well, it turns out that there are in fact some connections between widows, golf, and, surprisingly, India!

#golf day #golfers day #golf #widow #golf widow #grass widow #India #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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Happy #NationalGinAndTonicDay! Do you know the history of the two ingredients of this iconic drink? We get into that, and more, in our video on the Gimlet cocktail!

#national gin and tonic day #international gin and tonic day #gin and tonic day #gin and tonic #gin #gimlet #cocktail #cocktails #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SEISMIC/WHITTLE #wotd #seismic #whittle #earthquake

#seismic #whittle #earthquake #etymology #connectedatbirth #wotd #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of the english language #history of english #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr