Hey linguists and word nerds, you know how “s” and “z” are used differently in US v UK spelling (apologize v apologise)? How come “revise” doesn’t follow that same trend? Pronounced with that zzzz sound but still spelled with an “s” in US English. #linguistics #wordnerd #spelling

🎶 You can't cut the mustard When you're fronting it all 🎶🔊
- Beastie Boys -

What does mustard have to do with excellence?

#WordNerd #BeastieBoys #ProfessorBooty #CantCutTheMustard #mustard #etymology

https://www.dictionary.com/e/cut-the-mustard/

Pretty cool little documentary about the history of typography and fonts by Struthless: “I promise this story about fonts is interesting”
https://youtu.be/WVfRxFwVHQc
#typography #font #design #art #GraphicDesign #WordNerd

I just noticed that the Merriam-Webster web page is announcing a new word puzzle. It’s a little clunky and the graphics/sound effects are cartoony, but still it’s good enough. 
 #FridayFun #WordNerd #blossom 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/games

same day different stuff ☺️ palindromic initialism 🧐 that kind of day 🙃 anyway thinking of Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix) and the kind wisdom imparted in every episode 💙 please be kind ☀️ #Netflix #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo #autism #bekind #goodmorning #wordnerd #initialism #palindrome #wisdom

@instantkarma80 Aha! A fellow #WordNerd ! Have you heard of The Superior Person's Book of Words by Peter Bowler? Slim volume, but the entries are both informative and hilarious. There are also 2 more volumes.

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My kids think me doing https://www.quordle.com is nuts. Wait until I tell them about https://duotrigordle.com/ #wordnerd

belated #introductions
Hi, I'm Woodge. I'm a fiend for books and movies; collect postcards (like this one); eat the finest cheeses; am occasionally unjustifiably smug. I play darts and pickleball; enjoy a good beer; and am struggling to learn Swedish. I'm a .NET dev and trying to write a fantasy-adventure. Love word games. Husband to one, father to two. #bookpeople #reading #movies #darts #writing #swedish #postcards #wordnerd

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ich würde hier enden mit
"das kann ich nur, wenn ich *ab*gleiche". #WordNerd
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