It’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! That makes it #FrankensteinDay – and if you’d like to learn more about how the famous novel got written, as well as some history of other classic monsters, we’ve got a video for you! youtube.com/watch?v=qa5QiM… #MaryShelley #Frankenstein #Monsters

Just a couple of weeks ago we had #NationalBaconLoversDay, but now it’s #InternationalBaconDay – and far be it from me to miss a chance to celebrate bacon! So here’s my short video on pig-related words: youtube.com/watch?v=EsJGGH… #Etymology

It’s #CalendarAdjustmentDay, marking the day in 1752 when Britain and its colonies jumped forward 11 days overnight, to sync up with the Gregorian calendar. And you can celebrate by learning about the history and etymology of that calendar, in our video! youtube.com/watch?v=iSEfWD…

Happy #LabourDay! We’re marking the occasion with some union-related etymologies: youtu.be/9f2o__MMn88 #LaborDay #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Unions

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is LABOUR/LAPSE #wotd #labour #labor #lapse #LabourDay #LaborDay #LabourDay2024 #LaborDay2024

Happy #NationalSkyscraperDay! We talk about some of the iconic early skyscrapers in the US in our video on the Manhattan – and about some of the scandals associated with them! youtube.com/watch?v=k7L2B9…

Happy #FirstDayOfSchool! (In Ontario, at least). To mark the day, why not learn something about why kids learn the way they do, in our video about the history of education: youtube.com/watch?v=fR0YVs… #BackToSchool

Back to school today? Here are a few short school-related etymologies to ease you back into learning! youtube.com/watch?v=XC6ZOS… #FirstDayOfSchool #BackToSchool #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #school

Apparently today is “the busiest telephone day of the year”, known as #TelephoneTuesday (the day after Labour Day). So here’s a video about, among other things, the inventions that led to the telephone: youtube.com/watch?v=NvYWVa…

The surprisingly connected origins of "orthodox" and "arduous". #etymology youtube.com/shorts/Jssij_E…

Happy #BarbieDollDay! If you’re not celebrating by watching the Barbie movie one more time, how about a one-minute video about the etymology of her name? youtube.com/shorts/6JomSLg… #Etymology #WordNerd #Linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Barbie #Doll #Barbenheimer

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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is INSTRUMENT/DESTROY #wotd #instrument #destroy

Hey, it’s #SewingMachineDay – so here’s our video about clothing and fashion and tailoring, Costume: youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoxK… #SewBeIt #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #costume #fashion

The surprisingly connected origins of "break" and "brake". #etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #break #brake youtube.com/shorts/6pbTvaI…

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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is ENDORSE/DOSSIER #wotd #endorse #endorsement #dossier #weird