The surprisingly connected origins of "conservationist" and "hero".
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The surprisingly connected origins of "conservationist" and "hero".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #conservation #hero #environment
Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:
• Funerals for disappearing #glaciers, by @ritu
• #Solastalgia, a form of eco-anxiety, by @clnichols
• The meaningful nonsense of nonce words, by Matthew Veras Barros
• Affordable #sustainability under #capitalism, by Raz Godelnik
• A meeting with one’s younger self, by Dana Lyn
• A backyard full of #wildlife, by Adam Fritz
https://medium.com/blog/would-you-attend-a-glacier-funeral-c95d019c1141
FLEMISH ACCOUNT. A losing, or bad account.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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FALLEN AWAY FROM A HORSE LOAD TO A CART LOAD. A saying on one grown fat.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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https://www.europesays.com/2267370/ The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will. #ArticleType:ArticlePost #Day:Tuesday #Immigration #Language:English #long #PageType:Article #Partner:Factiva #Partner:SmartNews #Partner:SocialFlow #Subject:NationalSecurity #Time:15.00 #WC:20002999
I just realised that I had never made an intro post, so here it is:
As you'll see on my profile, I'm a bit of a professional chimera. I studied an engineering field back in the day, but switched gears to clinical psychology when the stars aligned for such a big change.
I'm interested in very many things, and one day, I would like to either work in child-and-youth psychiatry, psychotherapy, or psychological counselling for minorities. Currently, I'm nearing the end of my studies, and I earn my bread as a Linux system administrator.
Highly recommended:
OFFICE. To give the office; to give information, or make signs to the officers to take a thief.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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This week's Featured Links post has links to articles about a 5-day walk across Toronto, a deep dive into inequality by Paul Krugman, an interview with Terry Gilliam on the 40th anniversary of BRAZIL, and more.
https://coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/07/featured-links-july-22-2025.html
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Language can be a difficult thing. I'm fighting with a supplier over software fixes on a project. The contract says that updates are included in the warranty but doesn't define the word. The supplier is calling bug fixes upgrades and want money for them!
In my book an update is something which fixes problems and may be a minor or major software release. An upgrade is where we get additional features/capacity.
And, yes. We desperately need bug fixes!
Sigh
The German term for ulta-processed foods is HOCHVERARBEITETE LEBENSMITTEL.
CURSE OF SCOTLAND. The nine of diamonds; diamonds, it is said, imply royalty, being ornaments to the imperial crown; and every ninth king of Scotland has been observed for many ages, to be a tyrant and a curse to that country.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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https://www.europesays.com/2264553/ Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making. #ArticleType:ArticlePost #Day:Monday #Israel #Language:English #PageType:Article #Partner:Factiva #Partner:SmartNews #Partner:SocialFlow #Subject:SpecialInvestigations #Subject:World #Time:20.00 #VeryLong #WC:40004999
New study identifies genes that shape human brain features
What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human…
#NewsBeep #News #Genetics #autism #Brain #CA #Canada #Cell #DNA #Evolution #Gene #genes #Genome #language #research #Science #Telomere
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/13590/
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Whenever I hear Americans ordering a takeaway I always assume they're planning on shooting it for some reason.
#takeaway #food #language #DividedByACommonLanguage
I talked to David and Jessie about a few announcements, including Kopikon II, Jessie's textbook, and their latest movie project, Superman. #conlang #language #linguistics #superman https://youtu.be/2seXy5n3Vog
"takeaway" & related language
BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF. A parson.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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