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Tracing English as far back as possible
[…] In this episode, we’ll trace English back to its oldest known ancestor: an ancestor it shares with almost all of Europe’s languages, as well as some Asian languages. That ancestor is called Proto-Indo-European. I also talk about the controversial … Continue reading
Do you know these unusual words? (with SUSIE DENT!)
Enjoy these weird and wonderful words from me and Susie Dent! And remember that the first 500 people to use my link will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/robwords12231 For this video exploring the most wonderful rare … Continue reading
The mysterious case of the “lost positive”
Welcome to the world of the LOST POSITIVE. Lost positives are the extinct words that only remain in our language in their negative form. Could you ever be ruthful, feckful or gormful, just as you can be ruthless, feckless and … Continue reading
The Language With No Word For Music
Exploring how our use of language can shape the ways in which we think about music. ⦿ SCRIPT & SOURCES ⦿ Script: https://tinyurl.com/langscript Sources: https://tinyurl.com/langsources ⦿ FOLLOW ME ⦿ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tea9e8v2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/albertgenower Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albertgenower/ Struck by a Wikipedia article … Continue reading
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