"Me mum" is not bad #English but rather a vestige of pre-Great Vowel Shift #pronunciation . Turns out the #grammar police are wrong. Shiver me timbers! #linguistics #etymology #language #history

I thought I was the #lifeoftheparty but it turns out I was just #fat . I'm sure she was looking out for my physical #health , just not my mental. #joke #standup

#BC is putting an end to #daylightsavings after one last "spring forward" tonight. In general, I think it's good but I have my complaints. I do have reasons for offering Standard Time beyond it just being "standard". I prefer darkness to be at night, not at 8:30am in winter #clock #time #timezone

Naming children after fictional characters is nothing new. And given enough time, they just become a normal #name . Ask a #Vanessa or a #Wendy . #linguistics #language #etymology #history #words

So #James is a #nickname for #Jacob ? I never would have guessed! Just another example of how your #name might be weirder than you think. Researching this video helped me understand why Kubus is a Polish nickname for Jacob. #linguistics

You can thank an 1800s gangster for all those #Chuck Norris jokes from the mid 2000s. I know, I'm old. But I still think the story of how Chuck came to be a #nickname for #Charles is one worth telling. #linguistics #name #linguistics #etymology #history #language #words

From #Henry to #Harry is simpler (and more French) than I expected. Call me nosey but I had to know how the nasal got dropped. #linguistics #etymology #name

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social share a #name ! Actually, two names. While "Hank" is most often a #nickname for "Henry", it has been used for "John" as well. Just another thing they have in common. #linguistics #etymology #words

#AI is robbing #students of the opportunity to learn. But it's hard for me to even be mad about it. Is it #cheating or just extracurricular work? #school #education

Why pay that much for a #cybertruck when you're not even going to use the most basic features? Software updates can't patch loneliness. #tesla #expensive #overkill #lonely

#English possessives are more complicated than I remembered. There are multiple competing #rules with their own edge cases. But like all possessives, you just have to own it. #linguistics #grammar #lesson

#Canadian #English uses American "judgment" but British "likeable". You'd think they'd pick one rule and use it for everything. But I guess it's a judgment call. Or is it a judgement call? #linguistics #words #spelling

Modern #Canadian #English uses -re endings but I swear I was taught -er. In this video, I attempt to get to the center of this mystery. Or is it centre? #linguistics #words #spelling

#English #spelling is so weird it can look like the #MandelaEffect . Surely I'm not the only one who thinks these #words look strange. Am I so out of touch? No, it's the dictionaries who are wrong. #linguistics

The rule around doubling final consonants when adding a suffix is stressful and more nuanced than I mentioned in a previous video. You might want to double watch it to get all the details. Or watch it double speed to get through it all. #English #spelling #grammar #linguistics #language

It's been in front of our eyes the entire time. I'll never look at a #bathroom the same again. And washing your hands is just a #hand shower. #sink #bathtub #hygiene

#English and #Spanish are very different languages. Especially if your name is Lloyd. Gotta watch out for that Spanish double-L. #joke #language #pronunciation

"F*** the dog" is the kind of #idiom you really don't want people to interpret literally. "F the dog" and its more PG cousin "screw the pooch" have their origins in WWI #slang but stuck around because they had The Right Stuff. #linguistics #English #history #phrases

"Little Goody Two-shoes" is an insult with a surprisingly complex #history . Popularized by a 1700s children's novel, the phrase has gone through several meanings and I'm going to share them with you because much like Margery Meanwell, I'm an educator. #linguistics #etymology #phrases #words

To be "hoisted by your own petard" is embarrassing for more reasons than you might realize. The metaphorical meaning is obvious, but many have never asked themselves "what is a petard?" #linguistics #etymology #idioms #phrases #history

You can always tell a #cat person from the way they act. And I'm not afraid to say it. #impression #joke #pun #wordplay

When they say that Canada is #bilingual , this isn't what they mean. #English #French #grammar #linguistics

Sometimes you end up with a themed comedy show completely by accident. Happy #ValentinesDay #standupcomedy #White #Asian #love

Anyone saying #Wikipedia is unreliable because #school told them doesn't understand the criticism. Wikipedia can be an amazing tool for #research if you understand the limitations and use it properly. #academia #citation

There is one question that underpins #science and #academia that people are asking themselves enough. "What if I'm wrong?" is not a lack of conviction but rather a commitment to being right. Eventually. Or at least, that's my opinion. But what if I'm wrong? #knowledge #intelligence #confidence

When did #OnePlus #OxygenOS get so bad? So many annoying UI "features" I can't remove (Google discover shelf, baked-in AI writing), global search refuses to include web results, and I find myself needing to force stop and clear cache on apps 7 times a day!

There's no shortage of comedy in Vancouver this month, so why come see me? While some conedians perform just for laughs, I'm trying to worm my way into your heart. But you're not going to need an expensive vet bill, just a ticket and a two item minimum!

#Knowledge is about #discovery . When you #explore your #curiousity , you don't know where it's going to take you so shouldn't judge it too early. #science

Being #smart in one topic doesn't always mean you'll be smart in another. In some cases, it can even hurt. Intelligence is situational but that doesn't stop #intelligent people from convincing themselves that unrelated situations are close enough to ones they're used to. #bias #knowledge #expert

Theirs not to reason #why you know that. Instead they should be asking #how "How do you know that?" and "Why do you know that?" are so similar but feel so different. #knowledge #curiosity #perception

Was the impression that I got wrong? Have I been misinterpreting the #lyrics to this Mighty Mighty Bosstones song for all my life? Is it literally about knocking on wood or is it invoking the superstitious gesture to ward off misfortune? Am I dumb for not getting this? #ska #misheardlyrics #syntax

#ChildhoodTrauma often becomes #adult kink. #Psychology is weird. #standupcomedy #joke

You better be-freaking-leive that infixing is valid #English . While other languages use infixing as a result part of their #grammar , English issues infixing, specifically tmesis, to add emphasis. #linguistics #language #words

#Slang based on removing vowels can feel very modern but has a long history across multiple languages. "Disemvoweling" makes #words shorter without sacrificing understandability because consonants carry more semantic weight than vowels (at least in written English). #linguistics #language #writing

"Naïve" is one of the few notable uses of #diacritics in #English , although "naive" without the #diaeresis is also popular. Usually these reflect the #spelling in the word's #language of origin but sometimes it's an English innovation. Or a heavy metal band name. #linguistics #words #writing

Ghost words are #words that don't exist but appear in the #dictionary anyway. Unlike the word ghost which does exist and is also in dictionaries. But the ghosts themselves don't. Probably. #linguistics #language #English #etymology #lexicography #history

I have no #words to describe what is or isn't a word. There's no universally accepted test, rather it depends on what aspect of words you're trying to examine, if it's written or spoken, and even the language you're using. #linguistics #language #definition #grammar #segmentation #lexicography

I think #women are just as gross #men in their own way. It's all what you're used to. And yes, I know trans people can be gay too. #gender #roommates #standupcomedy #crowdwork #cleaning

I was replaced by two #yorkie pups. Maybe because they're furry, like me. Still, she treats us the same. She even fat shames one of them. If you're in Surrey, check out Rose Show Canada, the last Friday of every month. #joke #mother #dog #standupcomedy

These #colour #idioms are worth their weight in gold. I'm closing out our colour idiom week with Part 5: miscellaneous hues #linguistics #language #etymology #phrases #English #color

Part 4 of my #colour #idiom series is #black and #white even if some of the origins are a bit #grey #linguistics #language #etymology #phrases #English #color #gray

Don't get sad because Part 3 of my #colour #idioms series looks at #blue I'm sure the anticipation for this one left your balls blue and you seeing red. #linguistics #language #etymology #phrases #history #color

Part 2 of my series on #colour #idioms . Today's colour is #green and I envy you the viewer because I've said the word "green" so many times it's lost all meaning and makes me sick. #linguistics #English #language #phrases #etymology #words #color

The #colour #red features in many popular #idioms because it carries so much metaphorical meaning. This video looks at the origins of a handful, including one I initially refused to believe #linguistics #language #English #phrases #etymology #color

You can take the boy out of the #country but you can't take the country out of the boy. No matter how much I wish I could. #standupcomedy #joke #nerd #cornfed #rural #appearance

Nothing does better with a shot of #tequila than a lime! They're made for each other. (Please drink responsibly and never drink and drive) #standupcomedy #joke #oneliners #alcohol

Blaming #English "cow vs. beef" on a class divide is clean but reality is often messy. The common belief, still taught in some schools, is that this is the result of the Norman Conquest but this doesn't bear out in historic usage. #linguistics #words #language #history #etymology #medieval

#Orange the #colour is a reference to orange the #fruit and orange the fruit is a reference to orange the tree. It's the opposite of how we talk about Starburst flavors. #linguistics #English #etymology #words #color #language

So much #food is named after people (some more obvious than others) so let's rapid fire a bunch of these eponymous dishes. The last one is my favourite. #linguistics #etymology #name #English #words #language

Baker's #Chocolate is used for #baking but named after the company's co-founder. German chocolate cake is named after the inventor of a type of sweet chocolate. #linguistics #etymology #words #language #name