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Focusing on the origins of words and phrases and their cultural context since 1997, plus dog pics and videos. Run by Dave Wilton (he/him).
Your Daily Stella: she saw her first horse on our walk yesterday, but I didn't get a pic (I was too focused on keeping her under control); she barked a bit, but was mostly calm. The horse was unfazed, thankfully, and the rider remained firmly in the saddle
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Your Daily Stella: she saw her first horse on our walk yesterday, but I didn't get a pic (I was too focused on keeping her under control); she barked a bit, but was mostly calm. The horse was unfazed, thankfully, and the rider remained firmly in the saddle
Little known facts: Terry Jones was a medievalist and coconuts were present in England in the Middle Ages, albeit used as drinking cups not as horses (still unknown whether or not they got there via African swallow)
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Little known facts: Terry Jones was a medievalist and coconuts were present in England in the Middle Ages, albeit used as drinking cups not as horses (still unknown whether or not they got there via African swallow)
Headline of the Day:
"Viking Age Artefacts Discovered in Sweden"
(I'm not mentioning the publication because they're nice people who really are good at their jobs)
"Viking Age Artefacts Discovered in Sweden"
(I'm not mentioning the publication because they're nice people who really are good at their jobs)
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Headline of the Day:
"Viking Age Artefacts Discovered in Sweden"
(I'm not mentioning the publication because they're nice people who really are good at their jobs)
"Viking Age Artefacts Discovered in Sweden"
(I'm not mentioning the publication because they're nice people who really are good at their jobs)
Your Daily Stella: another afternoon stroll along the Delaware & Raritan Canal (this is actually taken on a bridge over a road)
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Your Daily Stella: another afternoon stroll along the Delaware & Raritan Canal (this is actually taken on a bridge over a road)
"Return back" and its ilk as an example of language change in process
The Strange Death of Intense Words
YouTube video by languagejones
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November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Return back" and its ilk as an example of language change in process
Your Daily Stella
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Your Daily Stella
Tabby: from a type of cloth or a woman’s name? Plus the obligatory cat picture
#etymology #wordorigins #language
#etymology #wordorigins #language
tabby — Wordorigins.org
5 November 2025 Most of us know that a tabby cat is either a female house cat or one with a striped or brindled coat regardless of its sex. But tabby can also refer to an elderly woman....
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November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Tabby: from a type of cloth or a woman’s name? Plus the obligatory cat picture
#etymology #wordorigins #language
#etymology #wordorigins #language
Your Daily Stella: a beautiful afternoon along the Delaware-Raritan Canal
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Your Daily Stella: a beautiful afternoon along the Delaware-Raritan Canal
Your Daily Stella: Battle for the Stick (Stella, Arlo, & Luna)
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Your Daily Stella: Battle for the Stick (Stella, Arlo, & Luna)
Here's my annual screed about Words of the Year. DictionaryDOTcom just announced its 2025 WOTY, "six-seven." I have no problem with the choice, or with WOTY in general, but deciding on anything-of-the-year with two months left to go is fucking absurd. It's like Xmas decorations before Halloween.
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here's my annual screed about Words of the Year. DictionaryDOTcom just announced its 2025 WOTY, "six-seven." I have no problem with the choice, or with WOTY in general, but deciding on anything-of-the-year with two months left to go is fucking absurd. It's like Xmas decorations before Halloween.
Them's Fighting Words: ASCII Edition
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Nerd-fight
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Nerd-fight
www.smbc-comics.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Them's Fighting Words: ASCII Edition
Your Daily Stella: Playing with Rebel, a 5-month-old Great Dane puppy and Willow, a husky
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Your Daily Stella: Playing with Rebel, a 5-month-old Great Dane puppy and Willow, a husky
Your Daily Stella: returning from the spa after a soak and a pawdicure
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Your Daily Stella: returning from the spa after a soak and a pawdicure
Your Daily Stella: She's learned a new wrestling move, rearing up on her hind legs, unlike her previously preferred mode of attack, rolling over and striking from underneath
October 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Your Daily Stella: She's learned a new wrestling move, rearing up on her hind legs, unlike her previously preferred mode of attack, rolling over and striking from underneath
Your Daily Stella: With Bertie, a new friend
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Your Daily Stella: With Bertie, a new friend
