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AllEndlessKnot

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Videos & podcast about etymology, language, literature, history, science, & connections in the world around us. http://www.alliterative.net/

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AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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The of the week is PRIDE/REPRESENT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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May is #NationalAsparagusMonth so the #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is ASPARAGUS/ASPERSION #wotd #asparagus #aspersion

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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The surprisingly (perhaps) connected origins of "Easter" and "East". https://youtube.com/shorts/4dDgfr3AVFs

#etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #Easter #east

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The of the week is

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Happy #InternationalWomansDay! While it may seem like a slightly odd way to mark this day, our video about “Chauvinism” explores some of the origins of misogyny and the early roots of feminism. https://youtu.be/iLuJ-BUSNcI

#InternationalWomansDay #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Words #HistoricalLinguistics

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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To celebrate #WorldBartenderDay, why not watch one of our earliest videos, about the origins of cocktails and the first celebrity bartender, Jerry Thomas. http://youtu.be/q9N0MYtcpr4

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Cocktail #Bartender

AllEndlessKnot, to ilaughed
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Did you know today is ? Neither did we, but hey, any excuse for sweet potatoes is good enough for us! And while you’re cooking, why not learn some fascinating history about this particular root vegetable: https://youtu.be/KHf0tnV9LQ0

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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Happy #ValentinesDay! It’s time for us to ruin the mood, as we do every year, by posting our video about the word “Cuckold”, and how it connects to Valentine’s Day (via Chaucer) https://youtu.be/uk6gsB0Iijc

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Cuckold #Chaucer

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s #InternationalDarwinDay! Ever wondered about the history of the word for Darwin’s most influential idea? Our video on the etymology of Evolution goes into the linguistic, scientific, and cultural connections to Darwin’s theory.
https://youtu.be/kOK6kB9ytIo

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #DarwinsBirthday #CharlesDarwin #Evolution

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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Happy #NationalPotatoLoversDay, everyone! As a YouTuber, I’m always ready to celebrate another tuber – and in fact, a few years ago, I made a whole video about the potato, and its effect on world history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8zFUipw

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Potato

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Here's a handy guide to check yourself against; which way do you display/store/shelve your #Books?

I have so many that I fit a number of different categories depending on which part of he house you're in.... I doubt I'm alone in my pluralist shelving habits

@bookstodon
#readersofMastodon

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/shelf-absorbed-nine-ways-to-arrange-your-bookshelves-and-what-they-say-about-you

AllEndlessKnot,
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@grammargirl @Grizzlysgrowls @raindrops_and_roses @bookstodon

Thanks, Mignon! And if anyone wants to dive REALLY deeply into the question of language change, there's always "The History of English" by Kevin Stroud. Meticulous and fascinating!

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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Happy #NationalBirdDay! To mark the day, here’s our video about some surprisingly connected avian etymologies.

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics
#Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics
#LingComm #Birds

https://youtu.be/HITkoa7q5J0?si=qX4YEjPZohBmyFHe

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s ! Bacon is just one of the pig-related words whose etymology I explored in this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsJGGHZ7w60

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s #NationalMetalDay! To celebrate, why not listen to the fascinating conversation we had with Jeremy Swist about Heavy Metal and the Ancient World: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2021/11/07/episode-99-heavy-metal-music-and-antiquity-with-jeremy-swist

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #JeremySwist #Metal #HeavyMetal #Classics

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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The of the week is FRIEND/AFRAID

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It’s #BookLoversDay! If you love books, you might want to know more about where the book format came from – and we tell that story in our video about Evolution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOK6kB9ytIo

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #Evolution #Books

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s #WorldStudentDay! So why not learn about the etymology of “student”, and some of the history of European education systems.

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #school #student #education

https://youtu.be/fR0YVsr8QhU?si=lqISkDX0y7MKNCoU

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s ! So what is Music, anyway? Where does the word come from? And what’s the connection to our minds? Questions we tackle in this video, with the help of 12ToneVideos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wjsH1ry8aQ

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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Today is so the of the week is HARVEST/SCARCE/SHARE

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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The of the week is PICKET/MAGPIE

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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Arrr! It’s #InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay! Want to know where the ‘pirate accent’ came from? And a bunch of rollicking piratical etymologies? Check out our video on “Freebooting”! #TalkLikeAPirateDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGFhDRg204

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #freebooting #pirates

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! That makes it #FrankensteinDay – and if you’d like to learn more about how the famous novel got written, as well as some history of other classic monsters, we’ve got a video for you!

#MaryShelley #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Frankenstein #Monsters

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qa5QiMzdTFI&si=CdPLiBbWtTyJEd5O

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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It’s ! Blues music was of course instrumental in the birth of Rock and Roll, as we covered in our video on that topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXGubLQcnAg

AllEndlessKnot, to Etymology
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To mark #Juneteenth, since it's also
#BlackMusicMonth, here's one of our videos that talks about Black history, the aftermath of slavery, and some of the many musical accomplishments of Black people in the US.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YXGubLQcnAg&feature=share9

#LiftEveryVoiceAndSing #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #RockAndRoll #Music

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