@jesszafarris.bsky.social explains how the name Pakistan was created by Muslim students at Cambridge in the 1930s who combined the names of the regions that ended up forming the country.

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Are you surprised to learn that "outrage" doesn't come from "out" + "rage"? @jesszafarris.bsky.social explains what the heck is going on!

If you find this as fascinating as I do, listen to the whole interview and get her new book, "Useless Etymology."

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Dazzle your friends this weekend with fabulous tidbits from @jesszafarris.bsky.social!

This week, we ran through some of our favorite stories from her new book, "Useless Etymology."

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Fun facts in the thread →

When I want to SHOUT, I write in all capital letters, but some languages don't have capitals.

How those languages portray shouting is just one of the many cool things I talked about with Adam Aleksic in today's podcast.

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If you've been putting off starting a newsletter (or have one and want to up your game), you'll love this week's episode because it is PACKED with author newsletter tips from the wonderful @janefriedman.com!

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English doesn’t have a word for “how manyth” — but Dutch and a bunch of other languages do.

In Dutch you can ask, “How manyth time were you late this week?” and the answer can be simply “the third.”

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I love learning about new words! And Fiona McPherson of the OED has all kinds of delightful info about new words and words from World English. Here she explains what "Rolex" has to do with eggs.

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