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Jason Rehmus 📚<p>Don't even get me started on metal, medal, meddle, and mettle.</p><p> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Wordplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wordplay</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Jason Rehmus 📚<p>Tune in next week when we face down grizzly, grisly, and gristly.</p><p> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Wordplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wordplay</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Jason Rehmus 📚<p>A word lesson:</p><p>- sensor: detects or measures things<br>- censor: to suppress things or shut people up<br>- censer: priests swing it and send aromatic smoke billowing<br>- senser: you when you just know a thing that you haven't seen or heard yet</p><p>Telling me to stop the verbal interruption? That's a censure.</p><p><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Wordplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wordplay</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SherlockHolmesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SherlockHolmesDay</span></a>! One of our earliest videos was all about Holmes – and his connections to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGJ1fdAdn5w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=tGJ1fdAdn5</span><span class="invisible">w</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/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SherlockHolmes</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Holmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holmes</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Gawain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gawain</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/DinosaurDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DinosaurDay</span></a>! Time to dig back into our past videos, for the early history of fossil hunting and paleontology’s roots: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yNwRBlKtU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=x9yNwRBlKt</span><span class="invisible">U</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/Dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossil</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FlowerDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlowerDay</span></a>! Here are some lovely etymological blooms to help celebrate: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Dpzgcm9jY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Dpzgcm9j</span><span class="invisible">Y</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/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a></p>
VGC.369<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lowqualityfacts</span></a></span> Can’t tell if I just learned something… or got misinformed.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funny</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/EnglishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnSomethingNew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnSomethingNew</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FunFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FunFact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MindBlown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MindBlown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DidYouKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DidYouKnow</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LoveATreeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoveATreeDay</span></a>! Have an arboreal etymology to celebrate! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-WunKwjrY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-WunKwjr</span><span class="invisible">Y</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/Tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tree</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TulipDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TulipDay</span></a>! Beyond being a beautiful sign of spring, tulips are notable for being connected to one of the first market bubbles, and we have a short video about that.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TELUATe2auc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=TELUATe2au</span><span class="invisible">c</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/Tulip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tulip</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Bubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bubble</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WorldCocktailDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldCocktailDay</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!</p><p><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/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/Cocktail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cocktail</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LimerickDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LimerickDay</span></a>! In lieu of a (bad) limerick of our own, we’ll point you to our video about Verse, which talks about the basics of poetic form, including the limerick: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFzgH0y9Jw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SxFzgH0y9J</span><span class="invisible">w</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/Limerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Limerick</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Verse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verse</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>For <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalTourismDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalTourismDay</span></a>, may we direct you to our video about the Olympics, Amateurs, and – it turns out – tourism? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im0C18vcyFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=im0C18vcyF</span><span class="invisible">E</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/amateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateur</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/olympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>olympics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalTeacherDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalTeacherDay</span></a>! Thank you to all the teachers whose work is so important. To mark the day, here’s our video on the etymologies and history of education: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0YVsr8QhU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=fR0YVsr8Qh</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalTeachersDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalTeachersDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TeacherAppreciationDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeacherAppreciationDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TeacherAppreciationWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeacherAppreciationWeek</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/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</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/NationalCartoonistsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalCartoonistsDay</span></a>! Here’s our video “Marvel” about the history of comics and cartoons, to celebrate! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_V7GSoi314" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=R_V7GSoi31</span><span class="invisible">4</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/Marvel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marvel</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comics</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MuseumLoversDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumLoversDay</span></a>! Did you know that ‘museum’ and ‘music’ are related words? We got into that in our video on Music, but we talked about the early history of museums in this Endnote: <a href="https://youtu.be/tbvvu2NDL-A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/tbvvu2NDL-A</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/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museum</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BirdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdDay</span></a>! So here are some bird etymologies to celebrate: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HITkoa7q5J0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=HITkoa7q5J</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/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/StarWarsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWarsDay</span></a>! Here’s the surprisingly connected origins of "protocol" and "droid" (and why blue milk is kind of the thing that glues them together)! <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/ibFTMbTBFAI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/ibFTMbTBFAI</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/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/c3p0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c3p0</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/droid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>droid</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/maythe4thbewithyou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maythe4thbewithyou</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/bluemilk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluemilk</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FreeComicBookDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeComicBookDay</span></a>! So here’s our video “Marvel” about the history of comics, to celebrate! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_V7GSoi314" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=R_V7GSoi31</span><span class="invisible">4</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/Marvel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marvel</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comics</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/InternationalScurvyAwarenessDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalScurvyAwarenessDay</span></a>! Do you know the connection between the classic cocktail the Gimlet, and the search for a cure for scurvy? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jEH6E6l90" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=V7jEH6E6l9</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/Scurvy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scurvy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Gimlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gimlet</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Cocktails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cocktails</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalLifeInsuranceDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLifeInsuranceDay</span></a>! We actually have an appropriate video, that covers the origins of life insurance: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejaOKvarqkg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ejaOKvarqk</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a><br>It’s actually the third in a series about insurance and mathematics and coffee, if you’re looking for more!</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/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a></p>