Meanings Change - Words that have Changed Meanings Over Time
It's been so long since I've posted! GAH! Sorry, school has been hectic. Today I want to focus on some words whose meanings have changed...
Word of the Day 11/3/14
Pålegg (Norwegian) A non-specific word you can use to call anything you would put on a sandwich. Iaiohsaefe #wordoftheday #words #wotd...
English's Closest Relative
Ever heard of the language Yola? Probably not, because it's extinct! Where was Yola spoken? Yola was spoken in County Wexford,...
Word of the Day 10/22/14
Gigil (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute. #wordoftheday #words #wotd #languagehistory #history
The History of Football (and football)!
Have you ever wondered where American Football came from? Have you ever wondered why every other country calls soccer...
Foreign Word of the Day: 10/22/14
Mencolek (Indonesian) When you tap someone on the opposite shoulder from which you are standing, to fool them into looking in the wrong...
Schwa, the most common, yet unknown, vowel sound in the English Language (ə)
I already know what you're asking. What is "schwa"? That's not a vowel! *giggles* Aannddd, you're right! It''s not! What?! You just said...
From Where Did We Get the Comma?
So the Comma Hasn't Always Been Around? No! Actually the Romans didn't use a comma in the traditional Latin! Then Where Did it Come From?...
Oh hwair, oh hwair, Did wh Come From?
The Enlish diagraph "wh" is pretty familiar to us! It's found in word's like "what" and "who" and "whale". But, why is wh found in...
Why {and how} was Y Invented?
History of Y In latin, the letter "Y' was named Y Graeca (pronounced ee-grayka) which literally means "Greek Y". It was named this...