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The long shadow of the Celtic languages
Everything we can learn from the word ‘rich’
Jul 1
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Colin Gorrie
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June 2026
Why the word “mead” shows up in Chinese
Honey words turn out to be rather sticky
Jun 24
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Colin Gorrie
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Why we love 19th-century writing
And why we don’t write like that anymore
Jun 17
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Colin Gorrie
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 4. 1998–2530
The games come to an end
Jun 16
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Colin Gorrie
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When will Modern English end?
Or is it already over?
Jun 10
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Colin Gorrie
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There’s no such thing as g-droppin’
That apostrophe is a lie
Jun 3
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Colin Gorrie
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 3. 1126–1997
Three hunts outdoors, three hunts indoors
Jun 2
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Colin Gorrie
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1:00:41
May 2026
How to read Beowulf (and actually enjoy it)
It’s not really about the monsters
May 27
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Colin Gorrie
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English has no future
Will, shall, and other mysteries
May 20
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Colin Gorrie
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 2. 491–1125
Gawain's ride north
May 19
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Colin Gorrie
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1:04:21
The ancient logic of “snuck”
Bad grammar or living fossil of Proto-Germanic?
May 13
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Colin Gorrie
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Why you’re not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition
And why you do it anyway
May 6
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Colin Gorrie
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