Did u know there’s a word for “mutual kindness”? That’s ANTIPELARGY.
Comes from the Greek 'pelargos', which is 'stork', and ‘anti', which is 'against, in return for'. But what do storks have to do with mutual kindness? Maybe storks are kind to each other? 🤔🫶
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Word Chain Game! 🔗 #WordChain #BlueskyGames #PlayAlong #WordNerd
Reply with ONE word that starts with the LAST letter of the previous word.
Try No repeats. Follow the chain—reply to the latest correct word.
If two replies clash, continue from the first one.
Starting word: BLUE
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Let’s eat, Grandpa!
Let’s eat Grandpa!
In one, everyone eats well. In the other, not quite everyone gets to feast. Correct punctuation usage saves lives!
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Some depictions of #stgeorge fighting a #dragon.
#dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
The #Geometrid measures the earth as it travels. And then it flies away.
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Aye! Had fun writing this one! Add genealogy & onomatology to our 'weird' special interest lists...
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#etymology #wordnerd #onomatology #genealogy
Did you know there’s a word for feigning sickness to avoid work?
That’s TO EGROTE.
Comes from the Latin “aegrotare”, which means “to be sick”. 🤒🥴🤕
So, is anyone up to some egroting?
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Halcyon -- what a loaded word, this! ✨📖💭
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The surprisingly connected origins of "estimate" and "aim". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #estimate #aim #esteem
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These are just a couple types of #geomancy tools.
#earthdivination #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
30 Wonderfully Weird English Terms You Might Not Know champ.ly/HobdLBjI via @boredpanda.com #Vocabulary #WordNerd
There's still time to grab your virtual seat for today's #ThatWordChat show!
We're thrilled to welcome @korystamper.bsky.social to the show to chat about her latest book, "True Color."
@h-e-saunders.bsky.social steps in as host.
Get your link to the show: ThatWordChat.com
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There's ANONYM but did u know there's also ANOMIE?
ANOMIE (noun) is 'social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values'.
ANOMIE also means 'personal unrest that comes from a lack of purpose or ideals'.
So that's what’s called what I've been feeling lately!
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A patron working on their homework just asked me if the word "it" was a preposition, a conjunction, or a pronoun. I told them...
...It is what It is. 🤡 #WordNerd #AndysPuns
The name #geoduck is confusing but that’s because it’s from a Niqually/Lushootseed word!
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Adult and young #Gentoo #penguins!
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What even is the #genet?!
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"We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil."
Jack Gilbert
#wordnerd #quotesofnote
The one word that forces anyone who says it to break out their French accent. 🇫🇷🗣️ Whenever I taught it, I'd always have to take a beat and remind myself how to swallow that last syllable properly. 😄📚
#booksky #WordNerd #LanguageLovers #FrenchAccent #LoveWords #WritersLife #AuthorLife
Oh, I should add the tag #wordnerd (for my own reference, so I can find these threads later).
Screenshot of wordle results showing a 1000 day winning streak
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And the big one! #WordNerd
I think I'll queue up 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' later on this evening. I feel like the dad from that film today. "Give me ANY word & I'll show you that the root of that word is Greek."
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#etymology #Greek #wordnerd #guilt #divorce #gnosis #virtue
The surprisingly connected origins of "computer" and "account".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #computer #accounts
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The work of the world is common as mud.
Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done
has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident.
-Marge Piercy
#poemoftheday #poetry #poem #poetryisnotaluxury #wordnerd #linesthatdontletgo
Crazy looking word, interesting meaning. New video breaks it down in plain English.
What’s the hardest word you’ve ever learned? #Vocabulary #WordNerd youtu.be/LWp2kGakAt4
Isn't it funny how there are some words you've heard all your life, but suddenly realize you didn't know the true meaning of them? 🤔📚 This is such a word for me. ✨
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A picture of a rectangular cheese with a knife left in it captioned, poorly, "you win this round cheese" to which zander/@finah correctly responds "actually that is a rectangle cheese"
Today's lesson in Why Commas Are Important, Actually. #comma #CommaChameleon #WordNerd
This is my lunch entertainment, Motherfucker!!!!
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The surprisingly connected origins of "choice" and "disgust".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #choice #disgust
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