
Marcie Sundaram
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Marcie Sundaram
@Alliterative
Interdisciplinarian, historical linguist, philologist, medievalist; I make videos & podcasts about words, history, and literature. Married to @AvenSarah.
Ottawa, Ontario Katılım Şubat 2009
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New song coming soon! My new single “If This Is Love”, written over three decades ago but newly recorded, is about to drop on all your favourite platforms! Watch this space: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ma…
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The surprisingly connected origins of "fang" and "peace". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #fang #peace #pact
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New podcast episode! We talked to Danny Bate about his new book about the history of the alphabet, "Why Q needs U" -- a very fun conversation! alliterative.net/podcast/2026/0…
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is TULIP/TURBAN #wotd #tulip #turban #TulipFestival #FlowerDay

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The surprisingly connected origins of "urchin" and "caprice". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #urchin #caprice #hedgehog
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is RANSOMWARE/EXAMPLE/PROMPT/PEREMPTORY #wotd #ransomware #ransom #beware #example #prompt #peremptory #canvas

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Happy #StarWarsDay! The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is PROTOCOL DROID / COLLOID #wotd #protocol #droid #colloid #MayTheFourth

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The surprisingly connected origins of "bandit" and "banal". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #bandit #ban #banal
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SOLIDARITY/SAVE #wotd #solidarity #save #safe #MayDay #LabourDay #InternationalWorkersDay

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The surprisingly connected origins of "asparagus" and "aspersions". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #asparagus #aspersions
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is BLASPHEMY/BLAME/MALICIOUS/BANAL #wotd #blasphemy #blame #malicious #banal #Trump #Pope #Jesus

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