Spotted in my RSS feeds: The Bluesky Dictionary. “Can Bluesky say every word in the English language?” The site looks like it’s been running since August 5. It’s trying to track and see how much of the English language has been used on Bluesky. (42% so far, according.) Information panels include newest words, posts with new words, and words the program has seen/logged.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/08/the-bluesky-dictionary/

The Bluesky Dictionary
https://www.avibagla.com/blueskydictionary/
#ycombinator #bluesky #dictionary #english #words #social_media #tracking #language

The surprisingly connected origins of "acrobat" and "oxygen". https://youtube.com/shorts/P4QYeBdZ6R8

In this day and age, people are frequently overwhelmed. And on rare occasions, they can be underwhelmed too (find things underwhelming).

But nobody's ever just plain whelmed anymore. #English #words

Better than a thousand useless words
is one useful word,
hearing which one attains peace.
~Dhammapada 100

In lesbianland, the word girlfriend carries a lot of weight, and a lot of meanings. It can refer to a platonic friend, a lover, or something in between. Back in the day, it usually meant lover.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/celebrating-girlfriends-what-does-girlfriend-mean-in-lesbianland-e8db5bc2cd91

The surprisingly connected origins of "debate" and "battle". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #debate #battle

https://youtube.com/shorts/zw6b3a2kQmA

Time to retire the word ‘technology’ - too broad and incapable of being used to describe or clarify?

http://archive.today/2025.07.30-043247/https://www.ft.com/content/a48ca1fb-83ba-4fb6-80f6-cd7115f8c452

The Pudding: What if you could search every visible word on New York City’s streets?. “This is possible because media artist Yufeng Zhao fed millions of publicly-available panoramas from Google Street View into a computer program that transcribes text within the images (anyone can access these Street View images; you don’t even need a Google account!).”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/29/the-pudding-what-if-you-could-search-every-visible-word-on-new-york-citys-streets/

My #Creed: - The #Self recognizes the #matrix of #suffering in order to initiate #change: => "I #exist to #observe suffering." - #God works through #gravity. - #Universe triggers #emotional responses too #deep and #powerful to describe with #words. #science #religion #philosophy

Did you know that a "jiffy" is actually a real measurement? It's equivalent to 1/100th of a second. #trivia #English #words

Healing Peace And Light....

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/healing-peace-and-light-art-5-sharon-cummings.html

The surprisingly connected origins of "conservationist" and "hero".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #conservation #hero #environment

https://youtube.com/shorts/D8y2VXRtqic

Ars Technica: Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists. “Logophiles are ‘devastated’ after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years. The company deleted all accounts, as well as the only ways to use Dictionary.com without seeing ads —even if you previously paid for an ad-free experience.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/19/ars-technica-dictionary-com-devastated-paid-users-by-abruptly-deleting-saved-words-lists/

blessed summertime
we pray for it's arrival
then hope to cool off

#dailyhaikuprompt - time / cool off
#MastoPrompt - arrival

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sand-sun-and-surf-nautilus-shell-art-sharon-cummings.html

It's odd that people mistakenly use 'populous' for 'populace'. You'd think the '-ous' ending would be a hint that the word is an adjective, not a noun.

numiniferous, adj.

1. Producing noumena
2. Transmitting noumena; transcendental

#Words #Definitions #Language #Firearms #Violence #Defense

We should be precise with our language —

Guns aren't used for defense. You can't defend yourself with a gun.

Shooting very small pieces of metal very fast doesn't provide you with any protection whatsoever.

What you do with a gun is always an attack.

Maybe a counter-attack, or a preventive attack, but an attack nevertheless.

I just saw the word “twilit” in the book I’m reading and I am so delighted. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen that word and I’m not sure I’ve ever anyone say it. I’m saying it to myself. Twilit. Twilit. #words #AmReading #twilit