
English is weirder than you think. A weekly dive into the hidden history of everyday words.
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Skjold kåres til konge, Louis Moe (1857– 945)
I’m surprised that a war has never begun over a point of grammar.
Wars have begun over a pig, a bucket, and an ear, but so far never grammar.
Which, as silly as it may sound, is more surprisi...
And why you do it anyway
Some historical figures seem prone to attracting anecdotes. The anecdotes are often spurious, but we don’t seem especially bothered when we learn they’re bogus.
Enter the Green Knight
This is a recording of the first session of our Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club.
Vorstadtbahnhof im Mondschein (1896), Hermann Pleuer
It’s raining. I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s April in England.
Around me on the platform the commuters are assembling for the 7:42 train. The man in the grey hoodie has been pacing for...
A complete guide + audio
I first met Geoffrey Chaucer in my middle school English class. Perhaps it’s to be expected of friendships between 13-year-olds and 656-year-olds, but I felt a certain generation gap between us.
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English is weirder than you think. Linguistics PhD. Your guide through the hidden history of everyday words.
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