📚 Marked Chronicles Presents: The Pontianak’s Favor The Library Awakens The Library did not sleep tonight.   It stirred. Its wooden ribs expanded and contracted in slow, deliberate...

​The Library knows your deepest ache. It sent @LiliesAtMidnight to whisper beautiful lies and trade your loneliness for a leash. Don't answer the DM. Don't smell the flowers. The Pontianak’s Favor is a debt you pay with your face. 🥀 #BorrowedWords

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10 Words That English Borrowed from Other Languages The English language is a fascinating amalgamation of influences from multiple cultures and languages. Over the centuries, English has borrowed words from other languages, some of which have become a

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The English language is an adventurous, buccaneering pirate of the high seas, with a fancy for the foreign and in that it’s as English as English can be. #english #language #borrowedwords #vocabulary

Our first ever episode of “Borrowed Words” is now up!
Have a listen to know how nightmares and the Santa Claus are mentioned in the same episode.

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Six English words borrowed from the Romany language There’s a long history of communities speaking Romany in the UK, so it’s hardly surprising that some of its words have found their way into everyday English.

An older article via @theconversation.com: "Six #English words borrowed from the #Romany language". Interesting, although I only personally know #Peeved in its #Annoyed form; I'm from the SE and have never heard it used to mean #Drunk or #Tipsy!

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