Such a fascinating conversation ⬇️

Can I just say, that Dr Danny Bate knows his stuff

Responding to anything vaguely etymological I see on Twitter with "Dr Danny Bate is this true??"

crazy that people have been going hehe haha for at least like a thousand years

Perfect vacation idea: we go to Abydos and visit the burial place of Egypt's fourth pharaoh. Nothing beats a Djet tomb holiday

l'existence de google doc implique l'existence de google d'oïl

l shall be adding this to my "to read" list. I've found many of Dr Danny Bate's articles philologically fascinating and full of surprising linguistic connections. He's a first rate scholar and a damn fine chap who's previously taken the time to answer highly niche questions for me

Love that there are two words for potato in Hungarian to express the difference between a fancy potato (French) and a non-fancy potato (Slavic)

There's one day left of the Waterstones 25% discount on upcoming books, which I've made use of to get the books of great writers like Fergus Butler-Gallie. My own love letter to English spelling is included too, giving you 25% off four millennia of human history! waterstones.com/book/why-q-nee…

I've strayed into another language family, and made Finnish the subject of this month's post. Under the surface though, it's a piece about prehistoric languages, and how millennia-long linguistic contact can make foreign languages today seem more familiar. dannybate.com/2025/08/03/you…

A while ago I had great fun talking about Ancient South Arabian with the great Dr Danny Bate. Happy to say that the podcast episode has now gone online. shows.acast.com/a-language-i-l…

New ALILI! To make up for an unexpected podcast pause, Ep. 38 is four languages for the price of one. Imar Koutchoukali 🥃🟦🌿 🌐 discusses the Old South Arabian group, included among them the language of the Queen of Sheba... Acast:shows.acast.com/a-language-i-l… Spotify:open.spotify.com/episode/0htyeW…

Do you like linguistic and historical audio content, read enthusiastically and in the most English accent possible? If so, then listen out for 'Why Q Needs U', the audiobook! Due for release sometime before my voice fully recovers.