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You See,
I’m reading an article or watching a video explaining something, or listening to an audiobook, and something stops me.
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Iggles
Some time around 2005, after having been friends with lots of people from Philadelphia for a while, I began to pick up an ear for the Philly accent.
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Apropos of Apropos
Apropos of nothing, I’m going to tell you a little about the word apropos today.
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Death and Doornails
Carpenters working in the ancient world would use a technique to keep nails from being pulled out inadvertently.
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Albeit
Semantic satiation is at it again!
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Initially Curious
I’m making a salad in my kitchen, listening to an audiobook or book summary, and the word initial just hits me.
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Pennies and Nails
My grandfather built a lot of houses.
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No Worries
Australia has contributed a fair bit of language to American vernacular.
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Wut
While the pre-digital scaffolding of the modern world took centuries to build, the internet has been built over the span of a few decades.
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Mind Your Manners
Sometime in the 1500s, the word mind began to take on a new meaning in English.
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Angelerrrrr!
If you grew up as a latchkey kid during the 80s, you almost certainly watched Who’s the Boss reruns on TV.
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Theory of "Everything"
Fellow physics nerds, if you came here looking to think about the actual Theory of Everything in physics, I’ve got you.
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