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How the internet killed the paragraph
The rise and fall of great big blocks of text
Oct 14
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Colin Gorrie
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“Corn” is a weird word
Not all corn comes on cobs
Sep 30
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Colin Gorrie
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Against Cicerofishing
Welcome to the Substack of the 16th century
Sep 16
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Colin Gorrie
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Medieval beach reads
How to read Middle English and Scots texts in the original
Aug 5
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Colin Gorrie
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I’m writing a book!
The story of English before it was English
Jul 22
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Colin Gorrie
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“Weird” is a weird word
From Beowulf to Shakespeare to you
Jul 8
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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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When will Modern English end?
Or is it already over?
Jun 10
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Colin Gorrie
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How to read Beowulf (and actually enjoy it)
It’s not really about the monsters
May 27
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Colin Gorrie
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The ancient logic of “snuck”
Bad grammar or living fossil of Proto-Germanic?
May 13
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Colin Gorrie
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The Canterbury Commute
Verses composed in Middle English while waiting for the 7:42 train
Apr 29
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Colin Gorrie
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Why you should read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
This spring’s book club pick
Apr 15
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Colin Gorrie
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