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The English word "clue" comes from the Ancient Greek story of Theseus & the Minotaur.
Theseus used a "clew" (Old English for 'ball of yarn') to guide him out of the Labyrinth.
So "clew" means 'ball of yarn', transformed by the story to its current meaning, 'that which helps solve a puzzle.'
Theseus used a "clew" (Old English for 'ball of yarn') to guide him out of the Labyrinth.
So "clew" means 'ball of yarn', transformed by the story to its current meaning, 'that which helps solve a puzzle.'
September 26, 2023 at 1:59 PM
The English word "clue" comes from the Ancient Greek story of Theseus & the Minotaur.
Theseus used a "clew" (Old English for 'ball of yarn') to guide him out of the Labyrinth.
So "clew" means 'ball of yarn', transformed by the story to its current meaning, 'that which helps solve a puzzle.'
Theseus used a "clew" (Old English for 'ball of yarn') to guide him out of the Labyrinth.
So "clew" means 'ball of yarn', transformed by the story to its current meaning, 'that which helps solve a puzzle.'
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Omg I love this sweet boi 🪶
June 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Omg I love this sweet boi 🪶
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I always find it interesting to see which words and phrases feel "modern". "Flabbergasted" was used in the C18, "windbag" in the C19, and "blabbermouth" in early C20. "Traipse" is C15. "Hanker", C17. But they're great, vivid words, which maybe is what "modern" connotes.
December 5, 2023 at 6:55 PM
I always find it interesting to see which words and phrases feel "modern". "Flabbergasted" was used in the C18, "windbag" in the C19, and "blabbermouth" in early C20. "Traipse" is C15. "Hanker", C17. But they're great, vivid words, which maybe is what "modern" connotes.
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Great resources for beginners learning Ancient Greek from Laura Gibbs: greekreaders.blogspot.com/2024/03/dail...
Daily Greek Vocabulary Challenge
Words in context . Vocabulary is one of the most challenging tasks you will face in studying ancient Greek. I believe that words are best le...
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April 4, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Great resources for beginners learning Ancient Greek from Laura Gibbs: greekreaders.blogspot.com/2024/03/dail...
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I love my fellow New Yorkers. 😂
May 31, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I love my fellow New Yorkers. 😂
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First of all, this is clever and adorable. Secondly, if you spell out your name it writes a little story for you
("Dickensian Alphabet" by Tom Gauld)
("Dickensian Alphabet" by Tom Gauld)
May 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM
First of all, this is clever and adorable. Secondly, if you spell out your name it writes a little story for you
("Dickensian Alphabet" by Tom Gauld)
("Dickensian Alphabet" by Tom Gauld)
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I’m watching a Chekhov play and so far there has been no violence but this sign was on the wall at the entrance, so…
May 19, 2024 at 1:27 AM
I’m watching a Chekhov play and so far there has been no violence but this sign was on the wall at the entrance, so…
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This might be the coolest thing I've seen on the internet in a while. You can put in a location and pick a date in history to see where on the Earth's surface that location was at that time (and how it was arranged).
dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-eart...
dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-eart...
Ancient Earth
Earth looked very different long ago. Search for addresses across 750 million years of Earth's history.
dinosaurpictures.org
May 16, 2024 at 7:56 PM
This might be the coolest thing I've seen on the internet in a while. You can put in a location and pick a date in history to see where on the Earth's surface that location was at that time (and how it was arranged).
dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-eart...
dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-eart...
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I find it amusing that there are at least *three* different generally accepted ways to spell copyeditor.
May 13, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I find it amusing that there are at least *three* different generally accepted ways to spell copyeditor.
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When walking my dog early in the morning I like to leave random marks/symbols in chalk on peoples gate posts etc and then watch the conspiracy theories and general panic on local Facebook groups.
May 5, 2024 at 8:25 AM
When walking my dog early in the morning I like to leave random marks/symbols in chalk on peoples gate posts etc and then watch the conspiracy theories and general panic on local Facebook groups.
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We found a copy of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations at the encampment. These kids are questioning Augustine's theory of language. They're getting into all kinds of gnomic aphorisms. They think that if a lion could speak we wouldn't understand it. Absolutely depraved stuff.
May 4, 2024 at 12:01 AM
We found a copy of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations at the encampment. These kids are questioning Augustine's theory of language. They're getting into all kinds of gnomic aphorisms. They think that if a lion could speak we wouldn't understand it. Absolutely depraved stuff.
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A goose couple have claimed our bookstore as their own and are honking at anybody who dares come close. Please, people, we beseech you: do not let these geese overlords control you! Come in and let them know you won't be honked at!
May 3, 2024 at 1:53 PM
A goose couple have claimed our bookstore as their own and are honking at anybody who dares come close. Please, people, we beseech you: do not let these geese overlords control you! Come in and let them know you won't be honked at!
Perec's volume Species of Spaces is a volume in which to browse from day to day at different speeds.
May 1, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Perec's volume Species of Spaces is a volume in which to browse from day to day at different speeds.
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“You’ll never tame her,” they said. The vet. The shelter. The neighbors. The animal control guy. All agreed she was completely feral — born in the wild and never domesticated. Just got done giving her tummy rubs and received some nose kisses in return. I reckon they were wrong.
April 29, 2024 at 1:17 PM
“You’ll never tame her,” they said. The vet. The shelter. The neighbors. The animal control guy. All agreed she was completely feral — born in the wild and never domesticated. Just got done giving her tummy rubs and received some nose kisses in return. I reckon they were wrong.
Sorry to see that Duane Eddy has died, or should that be flowed.
May 1, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Sorry to see that Duane Eddy has died, or should that be flowed.
I never tire of saying so. And of people spelling out what an acronym means, as in "the arbitration and conciliation service ACAS".
#copyediting
FYI,* an acronym is an abbreviation that is pronounceable as a word—UNICEF, NASA, scuba, radar, etc.
*FYI is an initialism; one pronounces the letters. Also FBI, ATM, etc.
Some people call initialisms acronyms too, but I think that's confusing. YMMV.
FYI,* an acronym is an abbreviation that is pronounceable as a word—UNICEF, NASA, scuba, radar, etc.
*FYI is an initialism; one pronounces the letters. Also FBI, ATM, etc.
Some people call initialisms acronyms too, but I think that's confusing. YMMV.
May 1, 2024 at 8:28 PM
I never tire of saying so. And of people spelling out what an acronym means, as in "the arbitration and conciliation service ACAS".
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History is a circle.
Paul Auster (RIP) as a student in the 1968 occupation at Columbia
May 1, 2024 at 12:51 PM
History is a circle.
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Funny, but I've been waiting for someone to ask me what *does* make a run-on sentence, no one seems to be taking the bait.
As we all know, though sometimes we need to be reminded, a sentence can be as long as it needs to be—with all sorts of twists and turns, to say nothing of digressions and other asides—and not be a run-on sentence, and people who say otherwise (none of you, I trust) shouldn't be heeded.
Like people who complain that every long sentence is a run-on.
May 1, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Funny, but I've been waiting for someone to ask me what *does* make a run-on sentence, no one seems to be taking the bait.
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can't stop laughing at this picture my husband's friend posted of the doordash driver catching her dog trying to escape in the delivery confirmation photo
May 1, 2024 at 6:27 PM
can't stop laughing at this picture my husband's friend posted of the doordash driver catching her dog trying to escape in the delivery confirmation photo
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What say you, cat owners, is this relatable?
April 28, 2024 at 10:06 PM
What say you, cat owners, is this relatable?
Disappointed in cult film Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea. Time travelling ro supply atom bomb to Hitler but the plot is harder to follow than it should do. And the comedy is elusive.
April 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Disappointed in cult film Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea. Time travelling ro supply atom bomb to Hitler but the plot is harder to follow than it should do. And the comedy is elusive.
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I love everything about this photo of Joey Ramone c. 1985, from the correctly punctuated hand-lettered sign with equalized pricing for the three genders, to the photo of Aretha Franklin on the cover of Long Island Pulse Magazine and Grace Jones in the ad on the back.
April 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I love everything about this photo of Joey Ramone c. 1985, from the correctly punctuated hand-lettered sign with equalized pricing for the three genders, to the photo of Aretha Franklin on the cover of Long Island Pulse Magazine and Grace Jones in the ad on the back.
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April 22, 2024 at 6:49 AM