
English is weirder than you think. A weekly dive into the hidden history of everyday words.
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That apostrophe is a lie
On the 3rd of June, we dined at the house of Mr. Uppington, a stationer lately removed to Cheapside, who had, by the enviable combination of industry and frugality, raised himself to a state of respectable ease, a...
Three hunts outdoors, three hunts indoors
This is a recording of the third session of our Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club.
Monk by the Sea (c. 1808–1810), Caspar David Friedrich
He’s lived too long. He’s sure of that now.
Sea spray flecks his cheek. He’s close to where he found the barrow. Just one mile more, although a mile for an old man bearing a heavy loa...
Will, shall, and other mysteries
It was upon a morning of uncommon brilliance, in the Year of Grace one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven — a date, dear reader, which shall presently disclose its peculiar significance — that an Engli...
Gawain's ride north
This is a recording of the second session of our Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club.
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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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