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Linguist, influencer, purveyor of shenanigans

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Joined December 2017
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@etymology_nerd
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my definitive alignment chart for memes where you choose between two things
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Perhaps my greatest accomplishment and I stand by this
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Join millions who have switched to Grok.
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I think we need to delve into this issue further.
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Thank you NYT, very cool
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note the semantic drift from "behaving in feminine manner" to "looking good," which is how most people use "serving cunt" today. the two were commonly equated in ballroom slang, but the broader concept had more mainstream appeal and spread further due to context collapse.
@depthsofwiki
depths of wikipedia!
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RT @MasterTimBlais: he's toying with us
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@CPAC
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Zohran Mamdani: He votes for activists, not you
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@etymology_nerd
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i'm watching you.
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uh oh etymology nerd talking about tpot. tiktok gonna be in here soon
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i am commenting on this post.
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wait no this isn't supposed to blow up stop it.
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wikipedia told me to publicly declare that i own this photo and am releasing it under creative commons attribution license . i own this photo and am releasing it under creative commons attribution license
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idk why they put international arms deals ahead of the real news
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MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW.last chance to preorder!!
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bottom half of my face looks so weird in this illustration.
@AAKnopf
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"I’m hoping people look at this book and more critically think about the language that they’re using and more critically think about the cultural moment we’re in.”.—@etymology_nerd via @BostonGlobe 💛.
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RT @cs_dust3: I don't have anything to plug, but if you like my thoughts here check out "Because Internet" by Gretchen McCulloch. it's abou….
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@TCL_Brand
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We’re proud to welcome Eileen Gu as TCL’s Global Brand Ambassador. Together with the Olympic champion freestyle skier, we’re on a mission to change the world through passion and courage. Witness each moment of aspiration and triumph at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina
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i made a suit of armor out of my book.please buy
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i wrote book.now i made it into shirt.please buy book
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i made a shrine to my own book in my apartment. please buy
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one week left to pre-order!!.
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"@etymology_nerd is a code-switcher for the algorithmic age, fluent in both the old language and the new.”.—The Washington Post.
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