A panel from Fantastic Four where a police officer uses the phrase "we might as well toss in the sponge."
In #FantasticFour c1967: "toss in the sponge". Throwing in the "towel" is instead much much more frequent in #American #English literature today, but these were pretty evenly used up until about the 1970s ( […]
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English is still evolving. FIND (I will find it) → FOUND (I have found it). BIND (I will bind it) → BOUND (I have bound it). MIND (I will mind it) → MOUND (I have mound it). Together, we can make it gooder.
#writing #linguistics #lexicology #writer #words #english #language #spelling #grammar #canva #haha #hehe #hoho
Tumblr screenshot that reads: I like to imagine that the 'wo' in 'woman' is contracted from 'woohoo! hooray!' and that 'man' lacks this 'wo' because men provide no cause for celebration.
#linguistics #words #feminism #gender #NOTserious #nonsense #language #english #woman #man #lexicology
You can tell a lot about the philosophy of a people through their language. If you have eight words for love, love is very important.
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#love #language #lexicology
Der Lemmaansatz wrīhan in Tiefenbachs Handwörterbuch ist unrichtig, da man dann einen Reflex von w erwarten müsste. Der Beleg gehört vielmehr zu urgerm. *rīχe/a- 'reihen'; es ist somit ein Lemma rīhan einzufügen, wrīhan dagegen zu streichen.
#altsächsisch #OldSaxon #Lexikologie #lexicology
Be Messy. Be You.
#mentalhealth #selfimprovement #lifelessons #inspiration #personaldevelopment #professionaldevelopment #selfhelp #growth #growthmindset #coaching #lifecoach #wisdom #messism #linguistics #lexicology #etymology #morphology #philology #logophile #aphorism #word #words #LiveMessy
Be Messy. Be You.
#mentalhealth #selfimprovement #lifelessons #inspiration #personaldevelopment #professionaldevelopment #selfhelp #growth #growthmindset #coaching #lifecoach #wisdom #messism #linguistics #lexicology #etymology #morphology #philology #logophile #word #words #LiveMessy
Be Messy. Be You.
What Is "MESSISM"?
#mentalhealth #selfimprovement #lifelessons #inspiration #personaldevelopment #professionaldevelopment #selfhelp #growth #growthmindset #coaching #lifecoach #messism #linguistics #lexicology #etymology #morphology #logophile #word #words #LiveMessy
Why “Ow!” Needs Absolutely No Translation
Why Emotional Sounds Translate across Culture and Language. Via @scientific_american #sociology #Linguistics #Etymology #Lexicology
If historical #lexicography and #lexicology is your thing, here's your chance to go to Tallinn in June!
The #CFP deadline for #hellex8 has been extended to 28 February.
konverentsikeskus.tlu.ee/en/lexis25
Nobody wants to answer? Nobody has an opinion? I figured at least a few people would take a crack at it..... #words #lexicology
Do we have anybody on here who works in the field of #AAVE #lexicology yet? I *know* “skeet” has a long history of use but I can’t seem to dig up any attestations. #skeet
Looking forward to our next XVI #CorpusLinguistics Conference (#CILC2025) in Salamanca.
Don't forget to send your abstract, the CFP is open!
🗓️ May 15-17th 2025
I am the panelist of #Lexicology and #lexicography feel free to ask me anything!
