Tag Archives: English

I Built An Emordnilap Machine

Posted on December 9, 2024 by agogo22
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English Makes No Sense pt. 12: Weird

Posted on July 4, 2024 by agogo22
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ox | Sesquiotica

Posted on April 27, 2023 by agogo22

“Why is it called oxtail if it’s from a cow?” I’m glad you oxed. It’s not just a load of bull. Ox is a word that, for many of us, is both familiar and strange. I grew up in ranch country in Alberta … Continue reading →

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Who pronounces foreign words like PASTA right? 🇺🇸 or 🇬🇧?

Posted on November 28, 2022 by agogo22

A discussion of the different ways American and British English pronounce loanwords from other languages. The Harry Potter logo is Ukrainian Гаррі, not Russian Гарри. Ой. Thanks to @Teverell for Vigo, Kent, another Spanish placename in the UK. Various commenters … Continue reading →

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Five words that don’t mean what you think they do | The Conversation

Posted on April 7, 2021 by agogo22

Simon Horobin Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford How words are used change over time and insisting that their original meaning be adhered to is pretty silly.   Articles of this kind usually assert that a word’s … Continue reading →

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Where Did the F-Word Come From?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by agogo22

In the video today, we’re looking at the rather interesting origin of the f-word and how this Swiss army knife of the English language came to be.

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