The surprisingly connected origins of "task" and "tax".
https://youtube.com/shorts/BgPyeuBxnB0

Happy #NationalGinAndTonicDay! Do you know the history of the two ingredients of this iconic drink? We get into that, and more, in our video on the Gimlet cocktail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jEH6E6l90 #InternationalGinAndTonicDay

And for even more sweet potato goodness, you can watch our short video about potatoes in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHf0tnV9LQ0 #SweetPotatoDay

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

The surprisingly connected origins of "shower" and "scour".

https://youtube.com/shorts/8diWeybB13Y

If you don’t feel like pulling a prank for #AprilFoolsDay yourself, maybe you’d enjoy learning about some historical pranks and how they connect, surprisingly, to the Tom Collins cocktail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylCDk2Fcog

What better way to celebrate #InternationalWhiskyDay than with our video about the wild history of the Manhattan, that iconic whisky cocktail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7L2B9qj6N8

The surprisingly connected origins of "lack" and "leak". https://youtube.com/shorts/e3ssSRqzih8

It’s #NationalCocktailDay! So what better time to pour yourself a drink and settle in to learn all about the history of the cocktail, and some of the fascinating connections of some iconic drinks, with our Cocktail playlist! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDwZNRMgsJK9YKaDhE7Gl-xQ_O2Ur8ZC

It’s #WorldTuberculosisDay – a day dedicated to the efforts to treat and eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious disease. We encourage you to learn more about this disease, and you could start with our video about its etymology – and about John Green’s newly released book on the subject. https://youtube.com/shorts/CxTnnxSnzB4?feature=share

It’s #NationalVermouthDay! We delve into the fascinating history (and etymology) of this essential cocktail ingredient in our video about the Americano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvFhs5jwuC4

To celebrate #InternationalColourDay, here’s our video about the origins and history of English colour terms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDc5J2LD08

Happy #WorldPoetryDay! We have a couple of perfect videos to celebrate the day: one on the word Poetry https://youtu.be/SQIQWq7vOws and the other on the word Verse https://youtu.be/SxFzgH0y9Jw

The surprisingly connected origins of "Lent" and "long".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #lent #easter #long

https://youtube.com/shorts/We829Fzv5CQ

Happy #StPatricksDay!
It may be a rather obvious topic, but this old video about the Potato might be just the tasty morsel you’re looking for today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8zFUipw

Happy #Holi to those celebrating! It seems like our video on all the colour words would be an appropriate thing to watch for the occasion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDc5J2LD08