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Fitheach

Help me out here. I've always known this word: wauchly (not sure of the spelling). Meaning something that is loose or shoogly.

Anyone else familiar with this word? Can anyone confirm the spelling?

#language #Scots

Mar 29, 2025, 16:36 · · 1 · 0
The Vulgar Tongue

JUNIPER LECTURE. A round scolding bout.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JUNIPER LECTURE. A round scolding bout. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Mar 29, 2025, 13:55 · · 1 · 0
Martin Rundkvist

Here's a cool German expression: "als Tiger gesprungen und als Bettvorleger geendet". Leap like a tiger and end up as a bedroom rug.

#deutsch #language #german

Mar 29, 2025, 12:42 · · 2 · 0
The Vulgar Tongue

HOIST. To go upon the hoist; to get into windows accidentally left open: this is done by the assistance of a confederate, called the hoist, who leans his head against the wall, making his back a kind of step or ascent.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOIST. To go upon the hoist; to get into windows accidentally left open: this is done by the assistance of a confederate, called the hoist, who leans his head against the wall, making his back a kind of step or ascent. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Mar 29, 2025, 01:55 · · 2 · 0
Rafael

I was just thinking about how strange it is that fantasy and historical figures in US media almost always speak with an English accent. For once, I'd like to hear elves that sound like they're from New Jersey.

Also for my British friends, is it weird that wizards and Julius Caesar just sound a bit posh?

#language #accent

Mar 28, 2025, 23:14 · · 1 · 0
ポイズン雷花

アカツメクサ　Akatsumekusa
今回のお題はアカツメクサの花言葉とことわざ案ずるより産むが易しです。
This time's topic is the flower language of red clover and proverbs anzuru yori umu ga yasushi.

youtu.be/QED4WBK9pv0?si=6AFNU3

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Mar 28, 2025, 18:01 · · 2 · 0
Martin Rundkvist

I keep thinking "It's ridiculous that people don't know what this word means and can't use it correctly". But then I remember that I learned those words half a century ago from books that were even older than that at the time. So it would actually be kind of surprising if most young people knew them in 2025.

I used to be a boy who spoke like an old book. Now I'm 52 and speak like an even older book.

#language

Mar 28, 2025, 15:16 · · 4 · 0
The Vulgar Tongue

TENDER PARNELL. A tender creature, fearful of the least puff of wind or drop of rain. As tender as Parnell, who broke her finger in a posset drink.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TENDER PARNELL. A tender creature, fearful of the least puff of wind or drop of rain. As tender as Parnell, who broke her finger in a posset drink. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Mar 28, 2025, 13:55 · · 1 · 0

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