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marcsettle.bsky.social
My favourite (linguistic) fact about snow: we used to say “it snew” when using the verb in the past tense.

Much like “grow/grew”, throw/threw” & “know/knew”, it used to be snow/snew.

I bet you never knowed that.

(Factoid from the excellent @englishhistpod.bsky.social)
Another strong verb which had a very similar history was the verb 'to snow.' Believe it or not, at one time, the past tense of snow was snew in many parts of the British Isles. So you might say, "It snew yesterday." Eventually, snew was replaced with snowed, but snew lingered on in some dialects of northern England until the past couple of centuries.
November 19, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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lauraphillips.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... “I knew life was not going to be the same”

Reflections on 1000 days of #war on the latest #Ukrainecast” With Vitaly Shevchenko, @jameswaterhouse.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social
Ukrainecast - 1000 Days of War - BBC Sounds
Three Ukrainians on how their lives have changed and their hopes for peace
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November 19, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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stevebinnie.me.uk
Oh yeah? Name twenty-five of their albums.
An Instagram post from Taylor Swift captioned "I LOVE THE FALL"
November 18, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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Journalist Dawit Isaak held in Eritrean jail for 23 years wins rights prize
Journalist Dawit Isaak held in Eritrean jail for 23 years wins rights prize
Dawit Isaak has been held without trial in an Eritrean prison for 23 years.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:19 AM
ollyconway.bsky.social
Sad day. Listened to his narration of "Danny the Champion of the World" on many car journeys. Brilliant voice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Actor Timothy West dies aged 90
The actor died peacefully in his sleep aged 90
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2024 at 11:32 AM
ollyconway.bsky.social
Very good point. Hopefully this one will have less noise, so it'll be easier to find the nuggets
gillis49.bsky.social Giles Wilson @gillis49.bsky.social · Nov 13
@ollyconway.bsky.social Welcome Olly! Are you sure there won’t be too much info with yet another social network?
November 13, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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jackieleonard.bsky.social
Remember I told you about the #COP29 Q&A with Nick Miles? Voilà

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, Climate change: Your questions answered
We've teamed up with the The Climate Question podcast to answer your questions
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2024 at 3:36 PM