Category: Word evolution

• Celebrating Pride in full colour

  

  A colourful adventure through time, pigments and meaning.

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  Christine Yarnall

  June 21, 2025

  For the love of words, Word evolution

  art, celebration, colours, inspiration, june, poetry, pride, spectrum, words, writing

• Ancient words and reconnection

  

  When was the last time you truly paused to appreciate the natural world, or learned a word that allowed you to see it more clearly?

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  Christine Yarnall

  October 13, 2024

  For the love of words, Word evolution

  autumn, connection, etymology, fall, history, language, nature, photography, poetry, seasons, words

• Swearing – how offended are you?

  

  “I’ve had it with these snakes on this plane!” Even with Samuel L Jackson’s impassioned delivery, does this statement have quite the same impact and staying power without the expletives?Our culture has a huge influence on the language and profanity that we use, shaping the level of offense that certain words cause. With language evolving

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  Christine Yarnall

  October 21, 2022

  Word evolution