On Words and Up Words
Jack ShepherdWord nerdery, fun language history, and word puzzles.
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A Watch of Nightingales: The Origin Story of Collective Terms for Animals
Thrush Nightingale, illustrated by the von Wright brothers (1929)
The Surprising Origins of Some Very Famous Pen Names
A brief programming note: As I’m more or less back in the swing of things, I’ve unpaused paid subscriptions (a special thank you to paid subscribers for your support!). This won’t affect you if you’re not a paying subscriber, but thank you ...
This Is What the Meaning of “Is Is” Is
I’m sure Bill Clinton would prefer to be remembered for (almost) any quote other than the galaxy-brained baffler, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is,” from his grand jury testimony in 1998. But the phrase lives fully rent-f...
Three Common Names That Were Just Made Up By Authors
When I was a tweenager, I looked up the origin of my name (not to date myself, but it was probably in a physical book of some kind) and was given a profoundly unsatisfying, unelaborated one-word answer: Jack means “Supplanter.” I’ll note, a...
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