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Dead Language Society

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deadlanguagesociety.com· weekly· Published 4 days ago

A weekly newsletter by PhD linguist Colin Gorrie exploring the history of English words, grammar and writing conventions. Issues cover language change, the origins of paragraphs, and guides for learning linguistics.

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Etymon

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etymonpuzzle.com· daily· Published yesterday

A daily etymology puzzle that gives clues about the hidden origin of an English word. Each issue traces the word's first recorded uses, its borrowing path and Proto-Indo-European root, and related words from the same root.

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