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How the internet killed the paragraph
The rise and fall of great big blocks of text
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The fatal letter
The near-death and resurrection of “h”
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How to pronounce Middle English
A complete guide + audio
Apr 22
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Why English spelling actually does make sense
English spelling is optimal, from a certain point of view
Mar 11
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How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
Feb 18
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The hidden logic of nicknames
What “Rob” and “Andy” teach us about language
Oct 1, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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The strangest letter of the alphabet
The rise and fall of yogh
Sep 3, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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How the alphabet began
And some Dead Language Society lore
Jul 16, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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Why English doesn’t use accents
And why French is full of them
Jun 18, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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Why English spelling will never make sense
The history of English spelling reform
May 24, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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The lost letters of the English alphabet
And why they didn't survive
May 21, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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How the Black Death reshaped English
Unearthing the causes of the Great Vowel Shift
Mar 19, 2025
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Colin Gorrie
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