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Why the worst idea in linguistics won’t die
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is mostly wrong
Feb 25
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Colin Gorrie
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How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
Feb 18
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Colin Gorrie
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What happens when languages collide?
A conversation with Daniel W. Hieber
Feb 17
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Colin Gorrie
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Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.
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1066 didn't change English (but 1250 did)
How all those French words actually got into English
Feb 11
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Colin Gorrie
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Etymology is a growth industry
One year of the Dead Language Society
Feb 4
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Colin Gorrie
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January 2026
What if Beowulf had been written by Shakespeare?
The Tragedie of Beowulf, Prince of Wethermark
Jan 31
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Colin Gorrie
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Scots, English, and the linguistic uncanny valley
English’s fascination with its closest cousin
Jan 21
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Colin Gorrie
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Were Old Norse and Old English a single language?
I say hām, you say heimr, let's call the whole thing off.
Jan 17
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Colin Gorrie
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The dead language tier list
What I learned studying 7 historical languages
Jan 7
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Colin Gorrie
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Why people fail at learning languages
And how you can do it better in 2026
Jan 3
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Colin Gorrie
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December 2025
“Christmas” is a weird word
Merry Sending of the Smeared One!
Dec 24, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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European languages are exotic
Blame it on the “Dark Ages”
Dec 20, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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