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Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The surprisingly connected origins of "conservationist" and "hero".</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/lingcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lingcomm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/hero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hero</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/D8y2VXRtqic" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/D8y2VXRtqic</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Peter Cohen<p>u can't spell conspiracy without piracy or cons for that matter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compoundwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compoundwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a></p>
This and That<p>Need a hand understanding certain words? Let's assist with that! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportProtest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesting</span></a> #8647 #50501 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtestMerch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestMerch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alilthisandthat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alilthisandthat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thisandthatanimalsgonewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thisandthatanimalsgonewild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thisandthat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thisandthat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiftIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftIdeas</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The surprisingly connected origins of "mead" and "amethyst". <a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/43nX8NOZKoQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/43nX8NOZKoQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sherri Koehler (she/her)<p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> friends, what are your favorite synonyms for “trigger” when using the word as a noun to refer to something that activates a trauma response?</p><p>I really dislike using metaphors that reference weapons. These feel especially wrong when I’m building skills for my health and well-being! This is why I prefer “activated” over “triggered”, it feels more clear to me as well. However, there’s not a clear noun, “activator” or “activatee” (which is made up) feel confusing and awkward.</p><p>I’ve thought of “thorn”, which has some metaphorical connotation of something painful, sharp, arresting. I’m curious to know what other words folks use to describe the thing that activates a tender response rooted in trauma.</p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The surprisingly connected origins of "jeopardy" and "jewel". </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/lingcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lingcomm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/jeopardy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jeopardy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/jewel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jewel</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/N0z5c56q2uw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/N0z5c56q2uw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The surprisingly connected origins of "abundant" and "water". <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/oKyGojj9HuM?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/oKyGojj9HuM</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wordnerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordnerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/lingcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lingcomm</span></a></p>
This and That<p>Need a hand understanding certain words? Let's assist with that! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportProtest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesting</span></a> #8647 #50501 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtestMerch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestMerch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alilthisandthat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alilthisandthat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thisandthatanimalsgonewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thisandthatanimalsgonewild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thisandthat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thisandthat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiftIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftIdeas</span></a></p>
That Blair Guy<p>Important information for the vampire hunters among you. </p><p><a href="https://prokopetz.tumblr.com/post/633417221930106880/all-right-so-the-vampires-gravestone-is" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prokopetz.tumblr.com/post/6334</span><span class="invisible">17221930106880/all-right-so-the-vampires-gravestone-is</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vampires</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/graveyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graveyard</span></a></p>
Author V C Willow<p>Saturday Night’s Alright For Reading</p><p>Image shows a copy of Terry Pratchett's book Reaper man laying on a red blanket. There's a bubbling glass of Prosecco in my hand. Terry Pratchett and a glass of prosecco. That's my type of Saturday evening. Party on word nerds! Out of interest, what are you reading at the moment? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaturdayNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaturdayNight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://vcwillow.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/saturday-nights-alright-for-reading/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vcwillow.wordpress.com/2025/06</span><span class="invisible">/07/saturday-nights-alright-for-reading/</span></a></p>
Al<p>Those old sayings; a <span class="h-card"><a href="https://blanketfort.blog/wordsbyterryl/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wordsbyterryl</span></a></span> article. <br>We all hear them from the time we acquire language as a child. They’re so ingrained and so taken for granted that we don’t really think about what they say. MoonLit questions these old sayings in this full moon’s offering.</p><p>We also introduce wrdnrdbrd (Word Nerd Bird). A friendly glyph found on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/openclipart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openclipart</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://blog.moonlitpress.org/word-nerd-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.moonlitpress.org/word-ner</span><span class="invisible">d-3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CreativeNonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeNonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordsbyterryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordsbyterryl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fullMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fullMoon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OldSayings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldSayings</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perspective</span></a></p>
Kevin McDonald<p>Feeling sharp this Thursday? Test your skills with this wordsec grid:</p><p>v t a s<br>e i o r<br>e t o t</p><p>Can you conquer it? <a href="https://wordseq.com/daily/normal/2025-05-29" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordseq.com/daily/normal/2025-</span><span class="invisible">05-29</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PuzzleTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PuzzleTime</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SherlockHolmesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SherlockHolmesDay</span></a>! One of our earliest videos was all about Holmes – and his connections to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGJ1fdAdn5w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=tGJ1fdAdn5</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SherlockHolmes</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Holmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holmes</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Gawain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gawain</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/DinosaurDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DinosaurDay</span></a>! Time to dig back into our past videos, for the early history of fossil hunting and paleontology’s roots: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yNwRBlKtU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=x9yNwRBlKt</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossil</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FlowerDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlowerDay</span></a>! Here are some lovely etymological blooms to help celebrate: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Dpzgcm9jY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Dpzgcm9j</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a></p>
VGC.369<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lowqualityfacts</span></a></span> Can’t tell if I just learned something… or got misinformed.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnglishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnSomethingNew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnSomethingNew</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FunFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunFact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MindBlown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MindBlown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DidYouKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DidYouKnow</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>Happy <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LoveATreeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoveATreeDay</span></a>! Have an arboreal etymology to celebrate! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-WunKwjrY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-WunKwjr</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tree</span></a></p>
Kagan MacTane (he/him)<p>In "little things that make me happy", I have seen the word "comprise" used *correctly*, twice in the past few days! I think these are also the 2 most recent times I've seen it used at all!</p><p>I know 2 occurrences don't make a trend, but they do at least make me happy. 😄</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usage</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TulipDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TulipDay</span></a>! Beyond being a beautiful sign of spring, tulips are notable for being connected to one of the first market bubbles, and we have a short video about that.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TELUATe2auc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=TELUATe2au</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Tulip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tulip</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Bubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bubble</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>It’s <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WorldCocktailDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldCocktailDay</span></a>! So what better time to pour yourself a drink and settle in to learn all about the history of the cocktail, and some of the fascinating connections of some iconic drinks, with our Cocktail playlist!</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDwZNRMgsJK9YKaDhE7Gl-xQ_O2Ur8ZC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlD</span><span class="invisible">wZNRMgsJK9YKaDhE7Gl-xQ_O2Ur8ZC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WordNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordNerd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalLinguistics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LingComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LingComm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Cocktail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cocktail</span></a></p>