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The long shadow of the Celtic languages
Everything we can learn from the word ‘rich’
Jul 1
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Colin Gorrie
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Why the word “mead” shows up in Chinese
Honey words turn out to be rather sticky
Jun 24
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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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When did English become English?
Linguistics confronts the "species problem"
Sep 17, 2025
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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, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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The Celtic roots of English
If indeed there are any
Aug 27, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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Why you speak more Latin than you think
The Latin words in the ancestor of English
Jul 23, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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How to reconstruct dead languages
A step-by-step guide
Jun 7, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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What came before English?
The story of Proto-Indo-European
Jun 4, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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How the Goths changed the fate of Europe
A guide to Gothic language and history
May 10, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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The king named ‘Little Daddy’
The linguistic afterlife of Attila the Hun
May 7, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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The Frankish paradox
How to conquer the world but lose yourself along the way
Jan 29, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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