LucyG

Writer of all things science, sustainability and startup, defender of apostrophes, lover of bees. Find me in the sky:

[LucyG @LucyGoodchild]

I'm not one to announce my departure, but you can find me on the other app at LucyGoodchild. (Why did it take me so long? Authentication hoops and executive dysfunction.) See you in the sky!

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

We hope this etymology isn’t too scary.

‘Haunt' originally meant “to visit often” and “to continually seek the company of.”

In the 1500s, ‘haunt’ began to mean “to have a disquieting or harmful effect on,” as in “that problem may come back to haunt you.”

[Dr Adam Rutherford @AdamRutherford]

Ok, here we go: Much of my work concerns the history and return of scientific racism. I’ve written extensively about attempts to resurrect the shuffling corpse of
race science and eugenics for many years. Bigotry dressed up as biology. 1/n

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘struthious’ (18th century): prone to ignoring unwelcome facts and letting a situation worsen without any intervention.

From the Latin for ‘ostrich-like’.

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

This is what great writing looks like:

[Penguin Books UK @PenguinUKBooks]

'A room without books is like a body without a soul.'

Marcus Tullius Cicero

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

English: The People’s Language™️

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

We think about this tweet at least once a week.

[Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @sensorystories_]

It's Autism Awareness Month, so let's bust a pretty common myth about autism.

"Everyone is a little autistic."

This is not true... so, let's talk about it.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘fling-brand’ (17th century): one who takes pleasure in breeding dissent and argument, purely for the sake of it.

[LucyG @LucyGoodchild]

“When autism meets ADHD, it’s a curious form of alchemy… The paradoxes of AuDHD can camouflage each other or – on the surface at least – cancel each other out, which is why some AuDHDers experience missed or incorrect diagnoses.”
This is a great read: https://t.co/dj3usG9AAO

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Tsundoku, from Japanese, is the act of buying yet another book that you fully intend to read, but never quite get round to.

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Hello , I’ve written another letter to @antanddec about the ongoing appalling abuse of animals on @ITV programme @imacelebrity . I’ve tried to be polite but my patience has run thin . If you agree with what it says please RT . #ImACeleb

[LucyG @LucyGoodchild]

Here’s a reminder that it ain’t over til it’s over. This morning I had 19,000 words of the 50,000 I need to win #NaNoWriMo. Thanks to great support and accountability (word crawls rule), I have passed the 30k mark. The next four days will be tough, but I’m not calling it yet!

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Apricate (17th century): to turn your face to the winter sun and bask in it for a moment.

(I know, I’ve said it before, but it’s too beautiful to forget.)

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words, which feels a bit passive-aggressive...

[LucyG @LucyGoodchild]

Congratulations to everyone! It’s such a great competition, I’m looking forward to reading the anthology.

[Undiscovered Voices @UVcompetition]

We are thrilled to share the longlist of writers who will be considered for the @SCBWI_BI Undiscovered Voices 2024 anthology. We had so many wonderful entries and competition was fierce! Visit https://t.co/ZK4YfivT2b for the full list of writers. https://t.co/bL9uwUIuEz

[Undiscovered Voices @UVcompetition]

Today's the day!

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Etymology of the day is ‘poppycock’, meaning ‘nonsense’. It came from the Dutch ‘pappekak’, meaning either ‘doll’s excrement’ or ‘soft shit’.

[Dictionary.com @Dictionarycom]

Prepare to haunt and be haunted. It’s time for https://t.co/OeJELgyBOj’s spooky writing contest, #HauntingHooks: Haunted House Edition! The winning entry will be chosen by none other than guest judge @RL_Stine and announced on Halloween! https://t.co/EJkpYqfkQQ