Litsy

Beowolf | Anonymous

@dabbe #ThreeListThursday

My three favorites and ones that I still read are.
1. Beowulf
2. Canterbury Tales
3. Don Quixote

dabbe You are an epic lover! 🤩 What choices! Do you prefer BEOWULF in prose or poetry? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 1w

Pogue @dabbe for Beowulf poetry, for Canterbury Tales I prefer it in Middle English. 1w

dabbe @Pogue Middle English? Consider me #gobsmacked on that one! I prefer the BEOWULF poetry, too. 🤗 1w

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Clare-Dragonfly

Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words | Jenni Nuttall

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A fascinating book with a sense of humor! I love linguistic history and this book really delved deep. I learned all kinds of fascinating nuggets. For example, did you know that the “hus” in “husband” and the “house” in “housewife” come from the same thing?! The author did share some opinions that I side-eyed as on the border of TERFy. Note: the title is a little misleading; this book is very specifically about English.

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dabbe

Beowulf | Anonymous

#WickedWhispers
#gruesome
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😱😱 4mo

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks IKR? 🤩😱🤗 4mo

Eggs Definitely 💯 👍🏼 4mo

dabbe @Eggs 🤩😱🤗 4mo

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ManyWordsLater

Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words | Jenni Nuttall

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This book was so interesting.

It took a lot more brain power for me to read than I was expecting. I tend to get lost in “theory” and had to reread a lot to make sure I was understanding.

I hereby allow you to skip whole chapters if you‘re not into the subject. “Nurse” and “customs and tyranny” were excellent.

I love the work “matrix” and everything it has and does mean.

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