Those old sayings; a @wordsbyterryl article.
We all hear them from the time we acquire language as a child. They’re so ingrained and so taken for granted that we don’t really think about what they say. MoonLit questions these old sayings in this full moon’s offering.

We also introduce wrdnrdbrd (Word Nerd Bird). A friendly glyph found on #openclipart.

https://blog.moonlitpress.org/word-nerd-3

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A word lesson:

- sensor: detects or measures things
- censor: to suppress things or shut people up
- censer: priests swing it and send aromatic smoke billowing
- senser: you when you just know a thing that you haven't seen or heard yet

Telling me to stop the verbal interruption? That's a censure.

Happy #SherlockHolmesDay! One of our earliest videos was all about Holmes – and his connections to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGJ1fdAdn5w

In "little things that make me happy", I have seen the word "comprise" used *correctly*, twice in the past few days! I think these are also the 2 most recent times I've seen it used at all!

I know 2 occurrences don't make a trend, but they do at least make me happy.

Happy #LimerickDay! In lieu of a (bad) limerick of our own, we’ll point you to our video about Verse, which talks about the basics of poetic form, including the limerick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFzgH0y9Jw

It’s #BirdDay! So here are some bird etymologies to celebrate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HITkoa7q5J0

It’s #InternationalScurvyAwarenessDay! Do you know the connection between the classic cocktail the Gimlet, and the search for a cure for scurvy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jEH6E6l90

Happy #NationalLifeInsuranceDay! We actually have an appropriate video, that covers the origins of life insurance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejaOKvarqkg
It’s actually the third in a series about insurance and mathematics and coffee, if you’re looking for more!

Happy #MayDay! Solidarity to those on strike and thank you to the unions fighting for workers’ rights. Here are some labour-related etymologies to celebrate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f2o__MMn88

It’s #DenimDay! Did you know that “denim” is named after a place? Learn about this and other fabric eponyms in our video on “costume”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoxKvgAr0

It’s #ZipperDay! A simple-seeming invention that’s had a big effect on clothing and fashion, as we talked about in our video on Costume. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoxKvgAr0

Happy #EnglishLanguageDay! For a look back at the origins of this language, here’s our video on looking for the Earliest English Word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QxjzaL1Wc

Happy #ShakespeareDay! Why not celebrate by making it Weird – with our video about the history of that word, and its connections to Fate, Shakespeare, and witches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYPoTrHTXVQ

Happy #EarthDay! To celebrate, here’s our video about the Food Web, and how it’s a better model for ecosystems than the food chain. We made it for our friend the @RvingNaturalist’s channel, and she has a lot more videos there about nature and ecology that you should check out! https://youtu.be/OxKvcA4NpaQ

The Definition of 'Dictionary' (and Why You Can't Be R@c!st Against wh!te People)
Sunn m'Cheaux
#BlackMastodon #SunnmCheaux #Message #Culture #Linguistics #Language #MerriamWebster #Wordnerd #weoutchea #Gullah #Geechee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySPpPdEM4s

Formal Language Is a Social Contract: The Full-Stop Purpose of Language Is…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnIhhVgulvo

When is a potato not a potato? When it’s a sweet potato! Celebrate #SweetPotatoDay by learning about the history of both types of potato, and how they’ve affected world history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8zFUipw

Happy #GeologistsDay! The early history of the field of geology is fascinating, and surprisingly explosive – and we explored it in our video on the word “Fossil”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yNwRBlKtU