Etymology Nerd
@etymology_nerd
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Linguist, content creator, purveyor of shenanigans
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Joined December 2017
I fear I am responsible for this
Somebody on Wiktionary took the time to transcribe the ejective, the close mid back unrounded vowel AND the falling contour tone of the original "hawk tuah"
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I WROTE A BOOK AND THIS IS THE COVER It's called ALGOSPEAK: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language, and it's coming out on July 15! š Thanks to Tyler Comrie and the team at @aaknopf for helping make this cover. š Pre-order ALGOSPEAK at the link in my bio!
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wake up babe, new washington post op-ed dropped
These gaming terms are transforming slang, @etymology_nerd writes. Do you know them?
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SUPER EXCITED to share that I'm writing a book!!! stay tuned in like a year lol
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If you're wondering what this was about, please check out my new substack where I'll be publishing my long-form writings!
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just published an op-ed in the washington post!! give it a read if you want to learn way too much about incels
From Adam Aleksic: How Gen Z took over incel slang
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Two garments got their names from the Crimean War: A "balaclava" was originally a head garment worn at the Battle of Balaclava "Cardigans" were named after war hero James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, who was known for wearing knitted waistcoasts
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