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Justin Hill

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · Mar 6

As it's World Book Day - this book changed my life.

...was ten years old and Lord of the Rings made me want to grow up and become and author.

#JRRTolkien #LordOfTheRings #AuthorsLife #WorldBookDay

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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 1d

Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 14h

Half way point?

#authorslife #amwriting #novelwriting #worldswithwords

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 14h

late 13c., **oien, **nuien, "to harm, hurt, injure; be troublesome or vexatious to, disquiet, upset," from Anglo-French anuier, Old French enoiier "to weary, vex, anger," anuier "be troublesome or irksome to..."

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 14h

Wordle 1,572 5/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩late 13c. from Late Latin, via Old French.

#etymology

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 14h

TERMINAL OVERKILL - hits 150!

Thank you dear readers! I think my second novel for BL - and one that taught me a lot. And brought scrape to the underhive.

#Necromunda #warhammercommunity #scrape #fatbergs

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 1d

To reach this moment…

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Always exciting to his this moment.

#authorslife #amwriting

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 1d

The core talent you need.

#authorslife #amwriting #novelwriting #worldswithwords

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 1d

1938, coined, according to DuPont, from a random generic syllable **l- + -on, a common ending in fiber names (compare rayon and later Dacron), said to be ultimately from cotton.

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Wordle 1,571 5/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩1938. A made up word.

#etymology

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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 2d

Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Moon rise this evening.

#midautumnfestival2025 #fullmoon

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Filling the whole cast.

#authorslife #amwriting #novelwriting #worldswithwords

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 2d

late 15c., "to divert the attention, beguile, delude," from Old French **user "fool, tease, hoax, entrap; make fun of," literally "cause to muse" (as a distraction), from a "at, to" (from Latin ad, but here probably a causal prefix) + muser "ponder, stare fixedly" (see muse (v.)).

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Wordle 1,570 4/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Late 15c. - although the original English senses are now obsolete.

#etymology

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Wishing my Chinese friends and followers a very happy Mid Autumn Festival!

a full moon in a dark night sky with clouds and stars

ALT: a full moon in a dark night sky with clouds and stars

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing like a walk in a storm. Just keep away from trees.

#authorslife #amwriting #novelwriting #worldswithwords

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 5d

PILGRIMS OF FIRE hits a double century!

Thank you, dear readers!

Some of my favourite characters in this novel. Was a learning experience in many ways!

#authorslife #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #adeptasororitas #sistersofbattle

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 5d

late 14c., "sudden violent muscular contraction," from Old French **asme (13c.) and directly from Latin **asmus "a **asm," from Greek **asmos "a spasm, convulsion; wincing; violent movement."

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Wordle 1,567 5/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Late 14c from Greek via Latin and Old French.

#etymology

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 5d

A bit of non fiction

#authorslife #amwriting #novelwriting #worldswithwords

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 6d

How England won the Women's World Cup

from Squidge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN_a...

So how did the Red Roses win the Rugby World Cup? | England v Canada Analysis | RWC2025

YouTube video by Squidge Rugby

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 6d

formed from **de on model of breadth, and displacing wideness. Johnson (1755) calls it "a low word." OED (1989) characterizes it as "a literary formation."

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 6d

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩pre-1755, a 'low word' according to Dr. Johnson.

Derived from Old English.

#etymology

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Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Just two words

#authorslife #amwriting #novelwriting #worldswithwords