Tag Archives: Language

Sharks Aren’t Fish, but Whales Are

Posted on July 20, 2025 by agogo22

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Allusionist 211. Four Letter Words: -gate — The Allusionist

Posted on July 19, 2025 by agogo22

MP3 • APPLE PODCASTS • RSS • GOOGLE • TRANSCRIPT The other day was the 53rd anniversary of the break-in at the Watergate Hotel, which not only caused a lot of political uproar, it had a big linguistic legacy: the … Continue reading →

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Kitty Flanagan – Speaking the Language

Posted on July 19, 2025 by agogo22
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“Eye” evolving from the Bronze Age to today #linguistics #history #etymology #language

Posted on July 18, 2025 by agogo22
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Why is “son” spelled with an O?

Posted on July 18, 2025 by agogo22
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Exposing grammar myths and mistakes with Grammar Girl

Posted on July 17, 2025 by agogo22

Is it “on accident” or “by accident”? Should “red, white, and blue” have that second comma? Is “10 items or less” okay? Jess and Rob are joined by the internet’s Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty, to examine some common grammatical myths … Continue reading →

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Mou Waho, An island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island, New Zealand

Posted on July 16, 2025 by agogo22
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The Mystery of England’s Oldest Name

Posted on July 7, 2025 by agogo22

Throughout history, both modern and medieval, Welsh history has been unfortunately malleable, often falling victim to hoaxes and mistakes. Today, I seek to trace the origins of a myth I have seen going around the internet for years, that the … Continue reading →

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About the Papuan languages

Posted on July 6, 2025 by agogo22

What if walking just two hours could take you to a village speaking a language as different from the previous one as Mandarin is from Swahili? Welcome to New Guinea – an island that breaks every rule we know about … Continue reading →

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English’s newest pronoun…

Posted on July 1, 2025 by agogo22
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Your Cat Might Be Fluent in Hieroglyphs

Posted on June 30, 2025 by agogo22
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How to THINK in French (and WHY you must!)

Posted on June 28, 2025 by agogo22

Join 30,000+ French learners and get instant access to your personalised weekly practice plan for free: https://www.commeunefrancaise.com/you… – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Are you still translating French in … Continue reading →

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