Interdisciplinarian, historical linguist, philologist, medievalist; I make videos & podcasts about words, history, and literature. Married to @AvenSarah. She/her
Marcie Sundaram
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The surprisingly connected origins of "ball" and "ballet". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #ball #ballet
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New podcast episode! We chatted with Valerie Fridland about accents, and her new book "Why We Talk Funny?".
www.alliterative.net/podcast/2026...
#linguistics #accents #podcast #educational
The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is BISEXUAL/BALANCE/SEGMENT #wotd #bi #bisexual #balance #segment #LGBTQ #pride #PrideMonth
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The surprisingly connected origins of "ball" and "ballet". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #ball #ballet
youtube.com/shorts/_p1Br...
New podcast episode! We chatted with Valerie Fridland about accents, and her new book "Why We Talk Funny?".
www.alliterative.net/podcast/2026...
#linguistics #accents #podcast #educational
ICYMI
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈👩❤️👩👨❤️👨 The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is GAY/VAGUE/WINK #wotd #gay #vague #wink #pride #PrideMonth
The surprisingly connected origins of "deck" and "tile".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #barley #farrago #barn #connectedatbirth
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What does your accent say about you? (And yes, you DO have an accent!) Why do accents develop, and what is the history behind the wide range of modern American accents? We talked to Valerie Fridland a...
What does your accent say about you? (And yes, you DO have an accent!) Why do accents develop, and what is the history behind the wide range of modern American accents? We talked to Valerie Fridland a...
