Colin Gorrie

English spelling is a cruel joke Why does ‘gh’ stay silent in “daughter” but sound like an ‘f’ in “laughter”? The thing is, English spelling is actually 100% logical — for the Middle Ages Here’s how the 'gh' sound disappeared from English, and left chaos in its wake…🧵

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I think @colingorrie had fun writing this rhetorical analysis of LLM style

Great piece here by @colingorrie on Old English poetry that isn't Beowulf. This is a really enjoyable and informative Substack - highly recommended. deadlanguagesociety.com/p/old-english-…

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I am always pleased to have a new @colingorrie piece to read, particularly one on dogs. “Dog” is a weird word Where animal names come from open.substack.com/pub/colingorri…

Colin’s latest blog is great; definitely recommend. Important among other things is his reminder that one of the most widely referenced aspects of Beowulf - the supposed interjectory “hwæt” at the beginning - is actually almost definitely not an interjection.

Runes 101, from the Dead Language Society @colingorrie deadlanguagesociety.com/p/runes-101

We are in the midst of a classical Renaissance and X is driving it. Make sure to follow… The boss @the_culturist_ Literature & Philosophy: • Western lit, philosophy: @SirEvanAmato • Literature, philosophy: @oldbooksguy • Linguistics, literature, history: @colingorrie •…

my copy of Ōsweald Bera (by @colingorrie) has arrived! 📚 finally going to learn Old English properly (in a month or so when I have more spare time)

When most people think of a wicked uncle, they think of Scar in The Lion King, or Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. But the uncle who steals the throne is a much older story — one which arises out of Germanic family structure. Let's unpack the cultural history of the “evil uncle.” 🧵