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[?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

How reading shapes and enhances our cognitive activity

by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan

phys.org/news/2026-06-cognitiv

Books about Comparative linguistics at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1

This is the cover for "Introduction to the Study of the History of Language", authored by: Herbert A. Strong, M.A., LL.D. — Professor of Latin at University College, Liverpool; sometime Professor of Classics at Melbourne University Willem S. Logeman, L.H.D. — Head Master of Newton School, Rock Ferry, Cheshire Benjamin Ide Wheeler — Professor of Greek at Cornell University, U.S.A. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/58650/pg58650-images.html

Alt...This is the cover for "Introduction to the Study of the History of Language", authored by: Herbert A. Strong, M.A., LL.D. — Professor of Latin at University College, Liverpool; sometime Professor of Classics at Melbourne University Willem S. Logeman, L.H.D. — Head Master of Newton School, Rock Ferry, Cheshire Benjamin Ide Wheeler — Professor of Greek at Cornell University, U.S.A. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/58650/pg58650-images.html

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    [?]penpencilbrush🇨🇦 » 🌐
    @penpencilbrush@mstdn.social

    Got a book today that I'm very excited about. How much of a word nerd am I?

    Steven Mithen's The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved.

    My Inner Child is just bouncing with delight. A language book and dark chocolate. This is a party.🎉 A 400 page party. With a 50 page bibliography! And notes! 62 pages of notes.

    Happy camper

    Book cover, green background, of The Language Puzzle with line drawings of skeletons, ancient tools, an ear cross section in blue, pink, yellow.

    Alt...Book cover, green background, of The Language Puzzle with line drawings of skeletons, ancient tools, an ear cross section in blue, pink, yellow.

      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

      THIEF TAKERS. Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money.

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

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      @histodons

      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): THIEF TAKERS. Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): THIEF TAKERS. Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

        Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

        [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

        Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

        Alt...Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

          GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT.

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

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          @histodons

          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

            SPARROW-MOUTHED. Wide-mouthed, like the mouth of a sparrow: it is said of such persons, that they do not hold their mouths by lease, but have it from year to year; i.e. from ear to ear. One whose mouth cannot be enlarged without removing their ears.

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

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            @histodons

            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SPARROW-MOUTHED. Wide-mouthed, like the mouth of a sparrow: it is said of such persons, that they do not hold their mouths by lease, but have it from year to year; i.e. from ear to ear. One whose mouth cannot be enlarged without removing their ears. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SPARROW-MOUTHED. Wide-mouthed, like the mouth of a sparrow: it is said of such persons, that they do not hold their mouths by lease, but have it from year to year; i.e. from ear to ear. One whose mouth cannot be enlarged without removing their ears. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              [?]Philosophics » 🌐
              @microglyphics@mastodon.social

              Many of us remember the 'no spoon' scene in The Matrix, but I'm unsatisfied with the many interpretations.

              open.substack.com/pub/brywilli

              Now, you can be unsatisfied with mine. Fair is fair.

                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                DANCERS. Stairs.

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

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                @histodons

                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DANCERS. Stairs. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DANCERS. Stairs. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                  GRUB STREET. A street near Moorfields, formerly the supposed habitation of many persons who wrote for the booksellers: hence a Grub-street writer means a hackney author, who manufactures booss for the booksellers.

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

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                  @histodons

                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GRUB STREET. A street near Moorfields, formerly the supposed habitation of many persons who wrote for the booksellers: hence a Grub-street writer means a hackney author, who manufactures booss for the booksellers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GRUB STREET. A street near Moorfields, formerly the supposed habitation of many persons who wrote for the booksellers: hence a Grub-street writer means a hackney author, who manufactures booss for the booksellers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                    HAND. A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul.

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

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                    @histodons

                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HAND. A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HAND. A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                      FLAT. A bubble, gull, or silly fellow.

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

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                      @histodons

                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FLAT. A bubble, gull, or silly fellow. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FLAT. A bubble, gull, or silly fellow. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                        [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                        @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                        I was up for hours this morning chatting with Claude about the meaning of Meaning, and I lived to tell the tale.

                        brywillis634737.substack.com/p

                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                          FACE-MAKING. Begetting children. To face it out; to persist in a falsity. No face but his own: a saying of one who has no money in his pocket or no court cards in his hand.

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

                          --
                          @histodons

                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FACE-MAKING. Begetting children. To face it out; to persist in a falsity. No face but his own: a saying of one who has no money in his pocket or no court cards in his hand. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FACE-MAKING. Begetting children. To face it out; to persist in a falsity. No face but his own: a saying of one who has no money in his pocket or no court cards in his hand. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                            [?]Fionnbharr [He/Him] » 🌐
                            @Fionnbharr@mastodon.ie

                            Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:

                            Be

                            In Ireland, the word "be" is often used as a grammatical structure rather than just a standard verb. Its distinct uses stem from the direct influence and translation of the Irish language (Gaeilge) into English.

                              [?]earthling » 🌐
                              @appassionato@mastodon.social

                              YAKAMOZ (Turkish):
                              The reflection of the moon on the surface of the water.While pop-linguistics books often frame this purely as a romantic, untranslatable word for moonlight, its scientific and historical roots are even more fascinating.









                              A long-exposure night photograph by Mark Stewart capturing a dramatic coastal landscape filled with glowing bioluminescence and star trails. The vertical composition looks down onto a rugged, rocky coastline where sharp stone ledges and cliffs jut out into the ocean. The water directly colliding with these rocky shores glows with a vibrant, electric neon-blue light, caused by bioluminescent organisms activated by the motion of the waves. In contrast to the glowing blue water below, the night sky above is captured in a long exposure, filling the upper half of the frame with hundreds of white, parallel star trails arcing diagonally across the sky. Along the horizon, a warm, golden-orange glow from a setting moon or distant light illuminates the silhouette of distant mountains and the dense evergreen forest lining the clifftops. The smooth, misty texture of the ocean water creates a serene, ethereal atmosphere that bridges the glowing sea and the streaking stars.

                              Alt...A long-exposure night photograph by Mark Stewart capturing a dramatic coastal landscape filled with glowing bioluminescence and star trails. The vertical composition looks down onto a rugged, rocky coastline where sharp stone ledges and cliffs jut out into the ocean. The water directly colliding with these rocky shores glows with a vibrant, electric neon-blue light, caused by bioluminescent organisms activated by the motion of the waves. In contrast to the glowing blue water below, the night sky above is captured in a long exposure, filling the upper half of the frame with hundreds of white, parallel star trails arcing diagonally across the sky. Along the horizon, a warm, golden-orange glow from a setting moon or distant light illuminates the silhouette of distant mountains and the dense evergreen forest lining the clifftops. The smooth, misty texture of the ocean water creates a serene, ethereal atmosphere that bridges the glowing sea and the streaking stars.

                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                KNIGHT OF THE TRENCHER. A great eater.

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

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                                @histodons

                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KNIGHT OF THE TRENCHER. A great eater. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KNIGHT OF THE TRENCHER. A great eater. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                  @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                  Heidegger plays the same dodgy language games in The Essence of Truth and Being and Time.

                                  brywillis634737.substack.com/p

                                  I discuss this legerdemain on Substack.

                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                    KNIGHT AND BARROW PIG, more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency.

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

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                                    @histodons

                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KNIGHT AND BARROW PIG, more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KNIGHT AND BARROW PIG, more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                      MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching.

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

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                                      @histodons

                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                        [?]Fionnbharr [He/Him] » 🌐
                                        @Fionnbharr@mastodon.ie

                                        Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:

                                        Bastoon

                                        "Bastoon" (often spelled bosthoon or bostun) is an older slang term used to describe a foolish, weak, or clumsy person — essentially an idiot or a lout.

                                        In Irish Gaelic, a bastún is literally a whip made of green rushes.

                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                          CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich.

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

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                                          @histodons

                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                            @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                            Retributive justice is a euphemism for vengeance by proxy: On Nozick's Retribution–Revenge Distinction

                                            brywillis634737.substack.com/p

                                            I started a piece on the self, and I hit a speed bump that I wanted to respond to separately from my main essay.

                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                              DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage

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

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                                              @histodons

                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                What can we say about trust and guilt? Not as much as we might think.

                                                open.substack.com/pub/brywilli

                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                  GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit.

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

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                                                  @histodons

                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    [?]Tim Richards » 🌐
                                                    @timrichards@aus.social

                                                    Interesting piece about the evolution of the written Japanese language:

                                                    unseen-japan.com/japan-kanji-k

                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                      BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar.

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

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                                                      @histodons

                                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                        Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                        [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                                                        Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                                                        Alt...Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                                                          [?]Earl » 🌐
                                                          @Earl@mast.john1126.com

                                                          Some letters have straight lines, others curved, some with points, others with none. One letter comes before the other in our alphabet. But why? There is a meaning to it all. It is not by chance.

                                                          If you ask AI, it will not tell you, either because it does not know or it was instructed to push the idea of random chance, like evolution. But that is wrong, and it likely cannot tell you the real meaning of the letters. But God can.

                                                          God's word is spirit and it is life.

                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                            GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses.

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

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                                                            @histodons

                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                              HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London.

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

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                                                              @histodons

                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                                @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                                I offer some linguistic clarification on the misogyny implied in the image.

                                                                substack.com/profile/43480121-

                                                                Spoiler alert: there is none. Whether this is language-splaining or mansplaining is up to you.

                                                                NB: Evidently, LinkedIn already censored this image, but in a new context, we'll see what happens.

                                                                  [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                                  @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                                  This article is less about what philosophy is about and more about why we can't particularly know some things, and why not.

                                                                  👉 open.substack.com/pub/brywilli

                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                    HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices.

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

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                                                                    @histodons

                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                      ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank.

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

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                                                                      @histodons

                                                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                        [?]Fionnbharr [He/Him] » 🌐
                                                                        @Fionnbharr@mastodon.ie

                                                                        Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:

                                                                        Banshee

                                                                        (Irish "bean sí", "fairy woman") A female spirit who wailed in sympathy near the houses of certain families when death was expected. She was usually seen to comb her long grey hair. In some parts of Ireland she was known as "bean chaointe" (weeping woman).

                                                                          [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                                          @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                                          I discuss the problem of conflating transhumanism and evolution. I am not anti-transhuman or even anti-transsexual, but it's a category error to conflate them. Gotta stay in your lane.
                                                                          philosophics.blog/2026/06/15/t

                                                                            [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                                            @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                                            Today, I look at the grammar of fitness in 'survival of the fittest'.

                                                                            open.substack.com/pub/brywilli

                                                                            I was thinking about this as I was writing on a meta topic, so I felt like sharing it, since I won't be pursuing it further.

                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                              MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade.

                                                                              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): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                                DUCE. Two-pence.

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

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                                                                                @histodons

                                                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCE. Two-pence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCE. Two-pence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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