Fascinating Linguistic Tidbit for Francophiles and Anglophiles

by Apr 15, 2014Linguistics

According to Wikipedia (citing this book),

J. R. R. Tolkien used the name “Bag End” as a calque of “cul-de-sac,” to poke fun at the British use of French terms.

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The Original Pronunciation for Shakespeare’s Plays

The Original Pronunciation for Shakespeare’s Plays

Well isn't this fascinating. Shakespeare's plays were pronounced significantly differently when they were originally performed. And we miss some humor and rhyming because of it. It is more than possible—and this video argues that it is pretty well universal—that...

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