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Marcie Sundaram
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Interdisciplinarian, historical linguist, philologist, medievalist; I make videos & podcasts about words, history, and literature. Married to @AvenSarah.
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined February 2009
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New song coming soon! My new single “If This Is Love”, written over three decades ago but newly recorded, is about to drop on all your favourite platforms! Watch this space: https://t.co/OhfEQuFKRP
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The surprisingly connected origins of "barley" and "farrago". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn
https://t.co/SiGdXuJnhG
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One half of the Courses For Philologists + Philologists' Corner Team. Click the link to learn more about what we do + how you can get involved!
The Endless Knot
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Videos & podcast about etymology, language, literature, history, science, & connections in the world around us. https://t.co/sLA4CiNwlT, @[email protected]
Professor Awesome
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Professor Awesome, PhD
Happy Pride Month everyone! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PRIDE/REPRESENT #wotd #pride #represent #pridemonth
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The surprisingly connected origins of "cop" and "capture". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm
https://t.co/nIUxplK4hD
The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is CANCEL/DERANGE #wotd #lateshow #colbert #cancel #cancel #derange #circumscribe #circus #incarcerate
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The surprisingly connected origins of "fang" and "peace". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #fang #peace #pact
https://t.co/mJrqwOOmev
New podcast episode! We talked to Danny Bate about his new book about the history of the alphabet, "Why Q needs U" -- a very fun conversation! https://t.co/5rB6bAKVxh
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is TULIP/TURBAN #wotd #tulip #turban #TulipFestival #FlowerDay
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The surprisingly connected origins of "urchin" and "caprice". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #urchin #caprice #hedgehog
https://t.co/rRNvSwcP3s
The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is RANSOMWARE/EXAMPLE/PROMPT/PEREMPTORY #wotd #ransomware #ransom #beware #example #prompt #peremptory #canvas
Happy #StarWarsDay! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PROTOCOL DROID / COLLOID #wotd #protocol #droid #colloid #MayTheFourth
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