Friday words #327 By mike_words | March 1, 2024 2 Comments Fooling around with my Pixel Watch taught me some words from watchmaking that I somehow had not learned before.
Friday words #326 By mike_words | February 16, 2024 0 Comment Reading an old medical recipe unveiled a lot of “sour” and “sharp” words.
Friday words #325 By mike_words | January 5, 2024 0 Comment Investigating the names we’ve used for Canis familiaris from Old English onward.
“Stuff tailors beautifully” By mike_words | December 20, 2023 0 Comment A simple three-word sentence has a lot of interesting language stuff behind it!
Friday words #324 By mike_words | October 20, 2023 3 Comments Fall, autumn, spring, Lent, and other words for seasons, present and past.
Friday words #323 By mike_words | September 15, 2023 0 Comment More remnants of Old English hidden away in modern English, plus a short explainer about the stages of English.
Friday words #322 By mike_words | September 1, 2023 0 Comment “Hard” seltzer, the surprisingly contentious word seltzery, and other fun with -ery words.
Friday words #321 By mike_words | August 11, 2023 0 Comment Seeing the word “schmaltz” sent me on a journey to learn about our many terms for cooking fats.
Friday words #320 By mike_words | July 28, 2023 0 Comment Terms from the military history of ancient Rome, from “gladius” and “Fabian tactics” to “triumph” and “Pyrrhic victory.”
Friday words #319 By mike_words | July 7, 2023 1 Comment A list of words from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) that are still hiding out in modern English.