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When did English become English?
Linguistics confronts the "species problem"
10 hrs ago
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Colin Gorrie
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Sing, sang, sung and other linguistic fossils
A history of English “strong verbs”
Sep 13
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Colin Gorrie
68
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Beowulf Book Club 3: 916–1396
Enter Grendel's mother
Sep 12
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Colin Gorrie
5
1:31:55
“Big” is a weird word
Etymology and the limits of explanation
Sep 10
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Colin Gorrie
115
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The strangest letter of the alphabet
The rise and fall of yogh
Sep 3
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Colin Gorrie
161
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August 2025
A detective’s guide to English place names
And the hidden history they reveal
Aug 30
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Colin Gorrie
106
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The Celtic roots of English
If indeed there are any
Aug 27
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Colin Gorrie
177
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No, that word doesn’t come from an acronym
Neither does that one.
Aug 20
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Colin Gorrie
158
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The ancient poetic law that explains basically everything
From Sanskrit grammar to nursery rhymes
Aug 16
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Colin Gorrie
192
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Beowulf Book Club 2: 400–915
The fight between Beowulf and Grendel, and more.
Aug 15
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Colin Gorrie
6
1:44:51
Is Beowulf based on true events?
The real history behind the poem
Aug 13
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Colin Gorrie
132
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The case for Middle English
It’s not just The Canterbury Tales
Aug 6
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Colin Gorrie
159
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