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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language | Mark Forsyth

Texreader Love this!! If only I could pronounce those words 7mo

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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language | Mark Forsyth

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Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain | Susie Dent

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Entertaining and educating. If, like me, you've always wanted to know about the 'secret' language spoken in the emergency department of a hospital, or by cricket players, or among sound engineers, or... This book is for you.

#MarvellousMarch #readathon @Andrew65

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Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid for Every Day of the Year | SUSIE. DENT

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Fun!
I did this in five word bursts, sometimes multiple a day, rather than one a day to keep up with library loans period, but it was still marvelously diverting rather than overwhelming. I can't say I'll remember every word I learned about but I always enjoy etymological entertainment. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality A few things I didn't expect:
UK (English and Scottish) words I've never heard of.
Some entries actually include multiple words under the heading of one, and some entries fully admit that the original origin can only be guessed at.
Diving into word history also meant getting many snippets of world history in the bargain). 2/? 10mo

Robotswithpersonality Getting an Englishwoman's expansion on the origin of American English words occasionally made familiar words feel foreign, odd experience, especially where the whole British Empire colonialism in history came into play. Mostly, entries acknowledged the injustices in darker moments of history.
The book's 2020 publication date meant multiple references to COVID and Trump. 3/3 10mo

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Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid for Every Day of the Year | SUSIE. DENT

This is my dear friend: testicle.
WTF! 🤣
August 14 The Dog's Bollocks entry is gold.

julesG 😂😂 10mo

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Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid for Every Day of the Year | SUSIE. DENT

Try THAT one on today! 👀🫣

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Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid for Every Day of the Year | SUSIE. DENT

Language is a rebel. 💪🏻

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Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid for Every Day of the Year | SUSIE. DENT

I don't remember "I F'd your mom" dating back to Shakespeare coming up in English class. ? Probably why we did Hamlet instead of Titus Andronicus. Sidebar: Serious cognitive dissonance around seeing 'your mum' - UK version seems way more charming than North American 'yo mama'.

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Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid for Every Day of the Year | SUSIE. DENT