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Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WorldTuberculosisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldTuberculosisDay</span></a> – a day dedicated to the efforts to treat and eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious disease. We encourage you to learn more about this disease, and you could start with our video about its etymology – and about John Green’s newly released book on the subject. <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/CxTnnxSnzB4?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/CxTnnxSnzB4</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/JohnGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnGreen</span></a></p>
MDMRN<p>Today is, apparently, National Word Nerd Day.</p><p>What's your favorite underused word?</p><p>I like colloquial, which feels like such a formal word compared to its definition. </p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Word" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Word</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/NationalWordNerdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWordNerdDay</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/WordNerdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerdDay</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/InternationalCoffeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalCoffeeDay</span></a>! While you’re waking up with your first cup, why not take a moment to find out about the early history of coffee – and how it’s connected to insurance, of all things! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ODk5nL3JX8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=4ODk5nL3JX</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/average" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>average</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! That makes it <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FrankensteinDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankensteinDay</span></a> – and if you’d like to learn more about how the famous novel got written, as well as some history of other classic monsters, we’ve got a video for you! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa5QiMzdTFI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=qa5QiMzdTF</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/MaryShelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryShelley</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Frankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frankenstein</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Monsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsters</span></a></p>
𝓖𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓪<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> Hey everyone! I’m a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genxer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genxer</span></a> based in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phoenix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arizona</span></a> who enjoys creating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalart</span></a> &amp; who also enjoys <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crochet</span></a>. I’m a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introvert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introvert</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActuallyOCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyOCD</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a>.</p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>As <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> comes to a close, and in anticipation of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistoryMonth</span></a>, it seems a good time to repost our video on Soul Food and Early Black Women's Writing: <a href="https://youtu.be/QbuABBPej9E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QbuABBPej9E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SoulFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoulFood</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RecipeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecipeBooks</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Did you know today is <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalCookASweetPotatoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalCookASweetPotatoDay</span></a>? Neither did we, but hey, any excuse for sweet potatoes is good enough for us! And while you’re cooking, why not learn some fascinating history about this particular root vegetable: <a href="https://youtu.be/KHf0tnV9LQ0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/KHf0tnV9LQ0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/CookASweetPotatoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CookASweetPotatoDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SweetPotatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SweetPotatoes</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SweetPotato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SweetPotato</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ValentinesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValentinesDay</span></a>! It’s time for us to ruin the mood, as we do every year, by posting our video about the word “Cuckold”, and how it connects to Valentine’s Day (via Chaucer) <a href="https://youtu.be/uk6gsB0Iijc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uk6gsB0Iijc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Cuckold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cuckold</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Chaucer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chaucer</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalPotatoLoversDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPotatoLoversDay</span></a>, everyone! As a YouTuber, I’m always ready to celebrate another tuber – and in fact, a few years ago, I made a whole video about the potato, and its effect on world history. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8zFUipw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8zFUip</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Potato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Potato</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>What do lemurs have to do with Halloween? Well, today’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalLemurDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalLemurDay</span></a>, so it’s the perfect time to watch our video about Jack o’Lanterns to find out! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqU3B4bhC5Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AqU3B4bhC5</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Lemurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lemurs</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/JackOLantern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackOLantern</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halloween</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>For <a href="https://toot.community/tags/InternationalChefsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalChefsDay</span></a>, why not learn about the etymology and history of Recipes?</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/recipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recipe</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/chef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chef</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/u_8vkfJF_UI?si=6AP9dyo9JQF-WSy7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/u_8vkfJF_UI?si=6AP9dy</span><span class="invisible">o9JQF-WSy7</span></a></p>
Mignon Fogarty<p>I think of "The Grammar Daily" as a great gift because it's like a tip-of-the day calendar you can keep, but seeing a teacher talk about the book made me realize it could be fun in the classroom too! </p><p>You could use the quizzes as bell ringers or photocopy the word search puzzles about words from Latin, words that are prepositions, and so on as mini-assignments.</p><p><a href="https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-grammar-daily-qdt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">read.macmillan.com/lp/the-gram</span><span class="invisible">mar-daily-qdt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TheGrammarDaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGrammarDaily</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! That makes it <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FrankensteinDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankensteinDay</span></a> – and if you’d like to learn more about how the famous novel got written, as well as some history of other classic monsters, we’ve got a video for you!</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/MaryShelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryShelley</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Frankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frankenstein</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Monsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsters</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=qa5QiMzdTFI&amp;si=CdPLiBbWtTyJEd5O" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=qa5QiMzdTF</span><span class="invisible">I&amp;si=CdPLiBbWtTyJEd5O</span></a></p>
Mignon Fogarty<p>On my walk tonight, I told a guy the surfboard rack on his bike was nifty.</p><p>Then I wondered where "nifty" comes from. I would have guessed it was a 1940s or 1950s word, maybe something from WWII. But nope —1868.</p><p>The poet who first used it said it was from "magnificat," but the OED is unconvinced. The etymology section says this origin is "unlikely."</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/nifty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nifty</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>To mark <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Juneteenth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Juneteenth</span></a>, since it's also <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlackMusicMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMusicMonth</span></a>, here's one of our videos that talks about Black history, the aftermath of slavery, and some of the many musical accomplishments of Black people in the US. </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=YXGubLQcnAg&amp;feature=share9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=YXGubLQcnA</span><span class="invisible">g&amp;feature=share9</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/LiftEveryVoiceAndSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiftEveryVoiceAndSing</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RockAndRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockAndRoll</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Rosanna<p>Greetings! Having poked around here for a few days, I see I need to write an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post. I work with <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> folks at <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> and enjoy <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knitting</span></a> and doing <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswords</span></a>. As a self-proclaimed <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a>, I believe <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/puns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puns</span></a> are underrated and I hope to see new ones here.</p>
Mignon Fogarty<p>I'm thinking of doing a word-of-the year bracket. I'd love to hear what words you would include!</p><p>What are your words of the year?</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WOTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTY</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WOTY2022" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTY2022</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Mignon Fogarty<p>I just moved to a new instance, so here's a new <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>I'm the host of the Grammar Girl <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a>. You may have hit my website searching for something like "semicolons." I love <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> books, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> online courses, and I founded the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.</p><p>I post about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usage</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a>, and other <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a> stuff. I'm a fan of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasting</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> in general, and I'm on the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/nanowrimo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nanowrimo</span></a> writers board.</p>
Tam-a-roo<p>Things I like:</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pets</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/CrossStitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrossStitch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/DungeonsAndDragonsOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DungeonsAndDragonsOnline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Recipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recipes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Puzzles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> </p><p>And finally, <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Kindess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kindess</span></a>. The world is hard enough as it is to not have more kindness.</p>
Nik 🏳️‍⚧️ (he/they)<p><a href="https://appdot.net/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>I’m a brown, round, <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a>, <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a>, <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a>, <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/NewYorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorker</span></a>, <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/desi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desi</span></a> potato. </p><p>When I’m at work, I endeavour to help the 1Password team provide consistently compassionate customer care; when I’m not, I play <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a>, read, and watch tv and films—especially <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bollywood</span></a> and <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/punjabi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punjabi</span></a> ones.</p><p>I’m a <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> and like helping friends polish their written work. I’m also a perennial dabbler, fascinated by <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/3DArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DArt</span></a>, <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PixelArt</span></a>, and <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/FlameFractals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlameFractals</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://appdot.net/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> and <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/PascalCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PascalCase</span></a> are my friends.</p>