Babies Dismount: Anne Henochowicz spotted this sign in a shopping mall in Central, Hong Kong: The Chinese says: BB qǐng zài cǐ xiàchē BB請在此下車 ("Please [take your] baby out of its stroller here") shèn fáng yìwài, qǐng jǐn bào BB 慎防意外,請緊抱BB… dlvr.it/QwlTdW

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Interesting tidbit... the root of February is Latin from februare (to purify), the last month of the Roman year, with its purification rites. In Old English, before the Roman name was imposed here, the same month was called solmonað, meaning 'mud month'. Some things never change!

Bas Aarts and his team developed a suite of innovative digital and print materials for #teaching grammar in schools with the help of UCL Business Ltd, part of UCL Innovation & Enterprise. Read about the work of ENGLICIOUS English grammar resources for teachers below 📖 @UCL_AHSHS UCL Institute of Education bit.ly/2T0KyoQ

/aɪ wəz ˈgəʊɪŋ tə tɛl ə ˌskandəˈneɪvɪən ʤəʊk... bʌt ɪts nɒt ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Value In HE: we need to have "a desire to be part of something beyond the transactional: the sense of larger meaning and purpose (...) a force for good in society" @wonkhe

COVID-19 response?: Still ahead of their time #YesMinister #Covid_19 x.com/thevirologist/… — Christopher H. Logue (Christopher H. Logue) March 12, 2020 dlvr.it/RRtH39

Daisy. From Old English meaning 'day's eye'. It opens in the morning and closes in the evening 🌼 not every etymology is as simple as that! #englishlanguage

April is from Latin, the Roman name probably derived from the meaning 'next' or 'following. It replaced Old English Eastermonað, which was named after a fertility goddess. Hence "Easter" #englishlanguage

Not strictly English, but now fully integrated as a borrowing. Ramadan 9th month of the Muslim year. Originally "the hot month," from "ramida" meaning 'be burnt, scorched'. originally in summer, now moves each year following the lunar calendar. #englishlanguage #Ramadan2020

It's May! Old French mai and directly from Latin Majus, possibly from Maja, a Roman earth goddess (wife of Vulcan). It replaced Old English "þrimilce" literally 'three milks'... The month cows can be milked three times a day. 🐮 🌿 #englishlanguage #MayDay #marjonuni

My first roses of the year! Rose from Latin "rosa". Interestingly, rhododendron is Greek "rhodon" = 'rose' + "dendrum" = tree. Rosetree. Primrose, by the way, is "prima rosa" 'first flower' #englishlanguage #etymology #marjonuni

The amount of work being undertaken in Universities at the moment to be able to deliver learning opportunities for the next generation of students is incredible. On campus/off campus Pedagogical/social Top-down/bottom-up We all care a lot about getting this right.

June is another Latin based month name, from Juno, wife of Jupiter. It replaced the rather boring Old English liðe se ærra 'earlier mildness.' Guess what July was in OE?! Yep liða se æfterra 'later mildness' #englishlanguage #etymology

Congratulations to all my hardworking colleagues 3rd in the UK - 1st in England for students - again! Plymouth Marjon University I know the effort we all put in ... Marjon Library Marjon Student Union Marjon Uni Outdoors Marjon Futures The Quad Theatre, Marjon Arts Centre Marjon psychology Marjon TEP Marjon Archives Marjon Sport Dev. & Coaching / Sport Management 🍾🍾🍾

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WE’RE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! 🏆

RIP Randolph, one of my mentors. x.com/bencrystal/sta…