Bonnie Taylor-Blake
@btaylorblake.bsky.social
Former neuroscience researcher. Sometimes word sleuth. Modern-folklore enthusiast. No clue how that happened. #BlackLivesMatter #TarHeel btaylorblake.com
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Your latest Workplace Word Origins roundup, aka LinkedIn leftovers, on the blog hits 'Black Friday,' 'boutique,' and 'chef.'
mashedradish.com/2025/11/28/w...
Credit to @benzimmer.bsky.social and @btaylorblake.bsky.social for work on 'Black Friday,' coverage of which was I felt due for a reheat.
mashedradish.com/2025/11/28/w...
Credit to @benzimmer.bsky.social and @btaylorblake.bsky.social for work on 'Black Friday,' coverage of which was I felt due for a reheat.
Workplace Word Origins: Black Friday, chef, boutique
Philadelphia traffic jams, Greek storehouses, and Latin heads.
mashedradish.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Your latest Workplace Word Origins roundup, aka LinkedIn leftovers, on the blog hits 'Black Friday,' 'boutique,' and 'chef.'
mashedradish.com/2025/11/28/w...
Credit to @benzimmer.bsky.social and @btaylorblake.bsky.social for work on 'Black Friday,' coverage of which was I felt due for a reheat.
mashedradish.com/2025/11/28/w...
Credit to @benzimmer.bsky.social and @btaylorblake.bsky.social for work on 'Black Friday,' coverage of which was I felt due for a reheat.
Reposted by Bonnie Taylor-Blake
In case I miss you on the day itself, here's an old urban legend for American friends and friends everywhere ...
May all your Thanksgivings be happy, healthy, and chloroform-free.
#HappyThanksgiving2024 #HappyThanksgiving
May all your Thanksgivings be happy, healthy, and chloroform-free.
#HappyThanksgiving2024 #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2024 at 6:33 PM
In case I miss you on the day itself, here's an old urban legend for American friends and friends everywhere ...
May all your Thanksgivings be happy, healthy, and chloroform-free.
#HappyThanksgiving2024 #HappyThanksgiving
May all your Thanksgivings be happy, healthy, and chloroform-free.
#HappyThanksgiving2024 #HappyThanksgiving
Here's your annual reminder that everything you thought you knew about the origin of "Black Friday" may be wrong | "Whitewashing Black Friday: The Rebranding of an American Shopping Holiday," my essay on how the day came to be named so. btaylorblake.com/2019/06/29/w... #BlackFriday #BlackFriday2024
Whitewashing Black Friday: The Rebranding of an American Shopping Holiday
We’ve heard it before, that the origin of “Black Friday,” that crazy shopping day following Thanksgiving, lies in an old accounting practice. It’s said that retailers, operating at a loss in the bu…
btaylorblake.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Here's your annual reminder that everything you thought you knew about the origin of "Black Friday" may be wrong | "Whitewashing Black Friday: The Rebranding of an American Shopping Holiday," my essay on how the day came to be named so. btaylorblake.com/2019/06/29/w... #BlackFriday #BlackFriday2024