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Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WorldTuberculosisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldTuberculosisDay</span></a> – a day dedicated to the efforts to treat and eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious disease. We encourage you to learn more about this disease, and you could start with our video about its etymology – and about John Green’s newly released book on the subject. <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/CxTnnxSnzB4?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/CxTnnxSnzB4</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/JohnGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnGreen</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/InternationalWomansDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWomansDay</span></a>! While it may seem like a slightly odd way to mark this day, our video about “Chauvinism” explores some of the origins of misogyny and the early roots of feminism. <a href="https://youtu.be/iLuJ-BUSNcI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/iLuJ-BUSNcI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/InternationalWomansDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWomansDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalGrammarDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGrammarDay</span></a>! To celebrate, here’s a short video on the surprisingly glamorous history of teaching grammar. <a href="https://youtu.be/Z1MJd1RKSMA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Z1MJd1RKSMA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalGrammarDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGrammarDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Glamour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glamour</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/trivia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trivia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MardiGras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MardiGras</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PancakeTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PancakeTuesday</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Carnival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carnival</span></a>! This feast day is only one of the celebrations we discussed in our video Feast, all about the connections between food and seasonal festivals. <a href="https://youtu.be/rjydiYM4Nu8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/rjydiYM4Nu8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/MardiGras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MardiGras</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PancakeTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PancakeTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Carnival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carnival</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ShroveTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShroveTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Our video “Gospel” is also appropriate for the combination of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistoryMonth</span></a>, with a focus on some of the amazing women of the early days of Soul, like Sister Rosetta Tharpe. <a href="https://youtu.be/K06AqhjjbdA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/K06AqhjjbdA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SisterRosettaTharpe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SisterRosettaTharpe</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The surprisingly connected origins of puzzle, pause, and pose.</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/r48QSXSgrFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/r48QSXSgrFE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/lingcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lingcomm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/pause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pause</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/pause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pause</span></a></p>
That Word Chat<p>Lexicographer John Kelly has been digging into slang and trending words. He just wrapped up a new section for Merriam-Webster, and he’s joining <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThatWordChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThatWordChat</span></a> to talk about it!</p><p>Tuesday, Feb. 25 | 4:30 p.m. EST<br>Sign up: bit.ly/ThatWordChat</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slang</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lexicography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lexicography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The development of Rock and Roll is only one of the many ways Black history is important to the story of the 20th century, and it’s a focus of our video on the music and its language. <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> </p><p>youtu.be/YXGubLQcnAg</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a></p>
MDMRN<p>Today is, apparently, National Word Nerd Day.</p><p>What's your favorite underused word?</p><p>I like colloquial, which feels like such a formal word compared to its definition. </p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Word" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Word</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/NationalWordNerdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWordNerdDay</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/WordNerdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerdDay</span></a></p>
Mme Zabet<p>I love the word "hoary."</p><p>That's it. That's the toot.</p><p><a href="https://craftgoblin.club/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://craftgoblin.club/tags/LanguageNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageNerd</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MischiefNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MischiefNight</span></a>! We explained this holiday–if that’s what we’re going to call it–in our video about Costumes and trick-or-treating <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoxKvgAr0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoxKvgAr</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Costume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costume</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halloween</span></a></p>
Mignon Fogarty<p>Did you know that to table something means different things in American English and British English?</p><p>Jim Slaughter and I talked about that and all kinds of other fascinating facts about the words we use in meetings. </p><p>Here are three more words that may not mean what you think they mean:</p><p>✏️ Bylaws<br>✏️ Minutes<br>✏️ Majority</p><p>Check out the whole interview! </p><p>Read: <a href="https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/slaughter/transcript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammar-girl.simplecast.com/ep</span><span class="invisible">isodes/slaughter/transcript</span></a></p><p>Listen: <a href="https://pod.link/173429229" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pod.link/173429229</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Watch: <a href="https://youtu.be/B3J0tEXzrdA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/B3J0tEXzrdA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GrammarGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrammarGirl</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@hannu_ikonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hannu_ikonen</span></a></span> This is the best thing I've heard ALL DAY 🥳 <br><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Did you know that today is <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ChauvinDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChauvinDay</span></a>? Find out who the day’s commemorating, and what it has to do with nationalism and sexism, in our video about the word “Chauvinism”. <a href="https://toot.community/tags/UnexpectedEponyms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnexpectedEponyms</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NicholasChauvinDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NicholasChauvinDay</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLuJ-BUSNcI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iLuJ-BUSNc</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Chauvinism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chauvinism</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalism</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a></p>
𝓖𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓪<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> Hey everyone! I’m a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genxer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genxer</span></a> based in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phoenix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arizona</span></a> who enjoys creating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalart</span></a> &amp; who also enjoys <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crochet</span></a>. I’m a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introvert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introvert</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActuallyOCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyOCD</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a>.</p>
paigerduty<p>so far my fave words from speakers at <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OTelDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTelDay</span></a> are "cantankerous" and "inscrutable" </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Court Cantrell will not comply<p>I'd like to ask him: why "yoke"? The word brings up an image of two tethered together, yes. But they still are separate organisms. You would never look at a pair of yoked oxen and think they are one being, even though they are pulling the load as one. </p><p>Instead, why not base the word for "fertilized cell" on συνδυασμός, meaning " two combined into one"? We could have a syndual instead of a zygote. </p><p>Just random thoughts. 😁</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IHeartLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IHeartLanguage</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IHeartWords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IHeartWords</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The surprisingly (perhaps) connected origins of "Easter" and "East". <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/4dDgfr3AVFs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/4dDgfr3AVFs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/lingcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lingcomm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Easter</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/east" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>east</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalCocktailDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalCocktailDay</span></a>! So what better time to pour yourself a drink and settle in to learn all about the history of the cocktail, and some of the fascinating connections of some iconic drinks, with our Cocktail playlist! <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDwZNRMgsJK9YKaDhE7Gl-xQ_O2Ur8ZC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlD</span><span class="invisible">wZNRMgsJK9YKaDhE7Gl-xQ_O2Ur8ZC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalCocktailDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalCocktailDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BarbieDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BarbieDay</span></a>! Do you know where her name comes from? Here’s a short about its etymology! <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/6JomSLg9uKQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/6JomSLg9uKQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Barbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barbie</span></a></p>