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English is weirder than you think. A weekly dive into the hidden history of everyday words. Click to read Dead Language Society, by Colin Gorrie, a […]

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Against Cicerofishing
Welcome to the Substack of the 16th century
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My kingdom for a *h₁éḱwos!
How work, war, and empire renamed the horse
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September 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Medieval beach reads
How to read Middle English and Scots texts in the original
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August 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Does your name belong in the Odyssey?
The ancient formula still alive in “Richard” and “Audrey”
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July 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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I’m writing a book!
The story of English before it was English
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July 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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The fatal letter
The near-death and resurrection of “h”
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July 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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“Weird” is a weird word
From Beowulf to Shakespeare to you
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July 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The long shadow of the Celtic languages
Everything we can learn from the word ‘rich’
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July 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Why the word “mead” shows up in Chinese
Honey words turn out to be rather sticky
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June 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Why we love 19th-century writing
And why we don’t write like that anymore
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June 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 4. 1998–2530
The games come to an end
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June 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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When will Modern English end?
Or is it already over?
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June 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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There’s no such thing as g-droppin’
That apostrophe is a lie
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June 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 3. 1126–1197
Three hunts outdoors, three hunts indoors
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June 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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How to read Beowulf (and actually enjoy it)
It’s not really about the monsters
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May 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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English has no future
Will, shall, and other mysteries
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 2. 491–1125
Gawain's ride north
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May 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The ancient logic of “snuck”
Bad grammar or living fossil of Proto-Germanic?
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May 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Why you’re not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition
And why you do it anyway
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May 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Book Club 1: 1–490
Enter the Green Knight
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May 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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The Canterbury Commute
Verses composed in Middle English while waiting for the 7:42 train
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April 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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How to pronounce Middle English
A complete guide + audio
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April 22, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Why you should read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
This spring’s book club pick
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April 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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A bluffer’s guide to etymology
How to guess the age and origin of any English word
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April 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Why the verb “to be” is so irregular
The answer is six thousand years old
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April 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM