Interdisciplinarian, historical linguist, philologist, medievalist; I make videos & podcasts about words, history, and literature. Married to @AvenSarah.
Joined February 2009
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20 Nov 2025
New song coming soon! My new single “If This Is Love”, written over three decades ago but newly recorded, is about to drop on all your favourite platforms! Watch this space: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ma…
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New podcast episode! We chatted with Valerie Fridland about accents, and her new book "Why We Talk Funny?".
alliterative.net/podcast/202…
#linguistics #accents #podcast #educational
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is BISEXUAL/BALANCE/SEGMENT #wotd #bi #bisexual #balance #segment #LGBTQ #pride #PrideMonth
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The surprisingly connected origins of "deck" and "tile". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn #connectedatbirth
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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈👩❤️👩👨❤️👨 The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is GAY/VAGUE/WINK #wotd #gay #vague #wink #pride #PrideMonth
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
The surprisingly connected origins of "deck" and "tile". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn #connectedatbirth
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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈👩❤️👩👨❤️👨 The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is GAY/VAGUE/WINK #wotd #gay #vague #wink #pride #PrideMonth
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The surprisingly connected origins of "barley" and "farrago". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn
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Happy Pride Month everyone! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PRIDE/REPRESENT #wotd #pride #represent #pridemonth
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
The surprisingly connected origins of "barley" and "farrago". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
Happy Pride Month everyone! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PRIDE/REPRESENT #wotd #pride #represent #pridemonth
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The surprisingly connected origins of "cop" and "capture". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is CANCEL/DERANGE #wotd #lateshow #colbert #cancel #cancel #derange #circumscribe #circus #incarcerate
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The surprisingly connected origins of "cop" and "capture". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is CANCEL/DERANGE #wotd #lateshow #colbert #cancel #cancel #derange #circumscribe #circus #incarcerate
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
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The surprisingly connected origins of "fang" and "peace". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #fang #peace #pact
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
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New podcast episode! We talked to Danny Bate about his new book about the history of the alphabet, "Why Q needs U" -- a very fun conversation! alliterative.net/podcast/202…
#spelling #PIE #etymology
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is TULIP/TURBAN #wotd #tulip #turban #TulipFestival #FlowerDay
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
The surprisingly connected origins of "fang" and "peace". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #fang #peace #pact
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
New podcast episode! We talked to Danny Bate about his new book about the history of the alphabet, "Why Q needs U" -- a very fun conversation! alliterative.net/podcast/202…
#spelling #PIE #etymology
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Marcie Sundaram retweeted
The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is TULIP/TURBAN #wotd #tulip #turban #TulipFestival #FlowerDay
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