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6 Mar 2023
The first recorded use of “goodbye” as a single word (rather than the whole phrase “God be with ye”) is also the first recorded use of the word “howdy.”
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22 Nov 2022
The etymology of “soccer” is very silly.
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What? It is... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republ…
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What phrase should we look at next? 😆
9 Nov 2022
The earliest usage of the phrase “shit happens” recorded in Google books is from 1815. Surprising, right?
Well it turns out to be an algorithmic misreading of a handwritten “what happens.”
Ah well, shit happens.
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"You’re nuts if you think people are going to retweet a thread about the word 'nuts.'"
This is true...unless you're retweeting yourself. 🤷♀️😆
1 Nov 2022
Did you know the word “nuts” used to be genuinely rude? Lewd even. ✨Obscene✨.
I’ll show you, and then there’s a funny twist at the end. It made me laugh anyway. (1/…)
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Leave the kids alone. We've been talking like this for centuries. 🤘
28 Oct 2022
Have you ever been, like, corrected for, like, using “like” like this?
Well then, I have some good news for you:
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Hey! 👋 @AbrahamPiper here. I just got a hold of this account and we're gonna see if it can't become interesting again instead of…you know…deceased. 😵
So...an important fact about pizza below.
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“Ask” and “aks” have been interchangeable since Old English (1,500 years). Everybody's "correct." 🤷♀️
27 Oct 2022
Why do some people say “aks” instead of “ask”?
It’s not “just their accent” and it sure as hell isn’t a mispronunciation.
There’s a linguistic reason and a cultural reason. Let’s quickly look at both:
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23 Oct 2022
Have you ever seen a bottle of Angostura bitters and wondered why the label looks too big? (1/...)
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Did you know these cactus pens have bright and sunny sayings on their tops? twentytwowords.com/37-gifts-…
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Did you know with the world working from home, a #wireless #keyboard is suddenly more useful than ever? twentytwowords.com/the-10-be…
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Did you know this pre-seasoned skillet is less than $30? twentytwowords.com/37-cheap-…
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