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Old gardens, old gate lodges, old pots and generally all old stuff.
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Coming up this Thursday
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Coming up this Thursday
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
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Here’s an article with 9 fun Christmas etymologies from @dannybate.bsky.social
The etymologies are:
Carol
Hark
Reindeer
Icicle
Sleigh
Tinsel
Mistletoe
Antler
Snow
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
#Christmas #etymology #linguistics #language #history #winter
The etymologies are:
Carol
Hark
Reindeer
Icicle
Sleigh
Tinsel
Mistletoe
Antler
Snow
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
#Christmas #etymology #linguistics #language #history #winter
A CHRISTMAS Full of Etymology
Reading time: 5 minutes It’s December now, the month when the calendar helpfully provides me with a topic for the monthly article. So, here’s a short and sweet linguistic post with a fe…
dannybate.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Here’s an article with 9 fun Christmas etymologies from @dannybate.bsky.social
The etymologies are:
Carol
Hark
Reindeer
Icicle
Sleigh
Tinsel
Mistletoe
Antler
Snow
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
#Christmas #etymology #linguistics #language #history #winter
The etymologies are:
Carol
Hark
Reindeer
Icicle
Sleigh
Tinsel
Mistletoe
Antler
Snow
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
#Christmas #etymology #linguistics #language #history #winter
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Remember today that some ghosts may just be trying to speak to you in Latin.
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Remember today that some ghosts may just be trying to speak to you in Latin.
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What did you think we meant by the phrase "dead language?"
Remember today that some ghosts may just be trying to speak to you in Latin.
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What did you think we meant by the phrase "dead language?"
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Two Dr Dannys (Dannies?) unite, as @linguisticdiscovery.com is hosting an exclusive sneak-peak from my book on this excellent platform – I highly recommend subscribing to the newsletter, which turns up in my inbox to offer a smorgasbord of linguistic content.
Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from?
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
Where does the alphabet come from? And why does English use it so strangely?
A new book takes us on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet
linguisticdiscovery.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Two Dr Dannys (Dannies?) unite, as @linguisticdiscovery.com is hosting an exclusive sneak-peak from my book on this excellent platform – I highly recommend subscribing to the newsletter, which turns up in my inbox to offer a smorgasbord of linguistic content.
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Four days now, and fourth in the alphabet is D.
I took Chapter D as my chance to explore lower-case letters – why we even have the upper/lower-case split, and why equivalent letters can look a bit different with it. After all, a capital D and a d bulge out in opposite directions!
geni.us/WhyQNeedsU
I took Chapter D as my chance to explore lower-case letters – why we even have the upper/lower-case split, and why equivalent letters can look a bit different with it. After all, a capital D and a d bulge out in opposite directions!
geni.us/WhyQNeedsU
September 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Four days now, and fourth in the alphabet is D.
I took Chapter D as my chance to explore lower-case letters – why we even have the upper/lower-case split, and why equivalent letters can look a bit different with it. After all, a capital D and a d bulge out in opposite directions!
geni.us/WhyQNeedsU
I took Chapter D as my chance to explore lower-case letters – why we even have the upper/lower-case split, and why equivalent letters can look a bit different with it. After all, a capital D and a d bulge out in opposite directions!
geni.us/WhyQNeedsU
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A great step forward in Anglo-Czech relations.
September 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A great step forward in Anglo-Czech relations.
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You should all definitely pre-order Danny’s book Why Q Needs U using the Waterstones SUMMER25 discount code today xxx
There's one day left of the Waterstones 25% discount on upcoming books, which I've made use of to get the books of great authors and scholars like @cathamclarke.bsky.social and @saracharles.bsky.social. My own love letter to written English is included too!
www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-n...
www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-n...
July 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
You should all definitely pre-order Danny’s book Why Q Needs U using the Waterstones SUMMER25 discount code today xxx
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Now, if you'd like to read the book yourself, and find out why indeed Q needs U, Waterstones does currently have a discount off upcoming books like mine...
The code SUMMER25 gets you 25% off a 4000-year story, which is like getting 1000 years for free.
www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-n...
The code SUMMER25 gets you 25% off a 4000-year story, which is like getting 1000 years for free.
www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-n...
July 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Now, if you'd like to read the book yourself, and find out why indeed Q needs U, Waterstones does currently have a discount off upcoming books like mine...
The code SUMMER25 gets you 25% off a 4000-year story, which is like getting 1000 years for free.
www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-n...
The code SUMMER25 gets you 25% off a 4000-year story, which is like getting 1000 years for free.
www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-n...
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With pride, joy and a great deal of nerves, I'd like to reveal the cover for my book 'Why Q Needs U'!, published by @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social!
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
July 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
With pride, joy and a great deal of nerves, I'd like to reveal the cover for my book 'Why Q Needs U'!, published by @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social!
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
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Roceira,1930 by Georgina de Albuquerque, Brazilian Impressionist known for her female subjects #womensart
July 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Roceira,1930 by Georgina de Albuquerque, Brazilian Impressionist known for her female subjects #womensart