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Steve Disney

@stevedisney

Dr Steve Disney, Senior Lecturer in English Language & Linguistics, Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, UK

Plymouth, England Katılım Haziran 2011
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@NatalieRavenArt Sorry peeps; the term "greebo" predates this by c. 15 years and probably more! It was metal fans in the late 70's and 80's!! Nothing to do with skateboards etc. Maybe "grea"sey biker ho"bo" anti-fashion :-) Looks like it broadened in the 90's which is normal for words like this!
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WE’RE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! 🏆
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The amount of work being undertaken in Universities at the moment to be able to deliver learning opportunities for the next generation of students is incredible. On campus/off campus Pedagogical/social Top-down/bottom-up We all care a lot about getting this right.
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June is another Latin based month name, from Juno, wife of Jupiter. It replaced the rather boring Old English liðe se ærra 'earlier mildness.' Guess what July was in OE?! Yep liða se æfterra 'later mildness' #englishlanguage #etymology
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My first roses of the year! Rose from Latin "rosa". Interestingly, rhododendron is Greek "rhodon" = 'rose' + "dendrum" = tree. Rosetree. Primrose, by the way, is "prima rosa" 'first flower' #englishlanguage #etymology #marjonuni
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It's May! Old French mai and directly from Latin Majus, possibly from Maja, a Roman earth goddess (wife of Vulcan). It replaced Old English "þrimilce" literally 'three milks'... The month cows can be milked three times a day. 🐮 🌿 #englishlanguage #MayDay #marjonuni
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Not strictly English, but now fully integrated as a borrowing. Ramadan 9th month of the Muslim year. Originally "the hot month," from "ramida" meaning 'be burnt, scorched'. originally in summer, now moves each year following the lunar calendar. #englishlanguage #Ramadan2020
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April is from Latin, the Roman name probably derived from the meaning 'next' or 'following. It replaced Old English Eastermonað, which was named after a fertility goddess. Hence "Easter" #englishlanguage
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Daisy. From Old English meaning 'day's eye'. It opens in the morning and closes in the evening 🌼 not every etymology is as simple as that! #englishlanguage
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Value In HE: we need to have "a desire to be part of something beyond the transactional: the sense of larger meaning and purpose (...) a force for good in society" @wonkhe
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/aɪ wəz ˈgəʊɪŋ tə tɛl ə ˌskandəˈneɪvɪən ʤəʊk... bʌt ɪts nɒt ˈfɪnɪʃ/
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Interesting tidbit... the root of February is Latin from februare (to purify), the last month of the Roman year, with its purification rites. In Old English, before the Roman name was imposed here, the same month was called solmonað, meaning 'mud month'. Some things never change!
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Language Log
Language Log@LanguageLog·
Babies Dismount: Anne Henochowicz spotted this sign in a shopping mall in Central, Hong Kong: The Chinese says: BB qǐng zài cǐ xiàchē BB請在此下車 ("Please [take your] baby out of its stroller here") shèn fáng yìwài, qǐng jǐn bào BB 慎防意外,請緊抱BB… dlvr.it/QwlTdW
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