Grammaticus Newsletter - 02/2022

In this post we’ll get to learn a couple of key words connected with the major Christian holiday of Easter, as well as the days preceding it. Some of them have a really interesting origin, so we’ll also take a quick look at their etymology and cultural background.

A few years ago two articles circulated among my friends and historical role-play buffs, both about a couple who chose to live like it was the late 1800s, full-time. Is it a viable lifestyle or madness?

The names of the months and their origin… As you’ll find out, there’s plenty of Roman mythology in there, and lots of Latin vocabulary.

A small town in rural Minnesota. A family struggling with a history of alcoholism, mental illness and suicide. And snow - lots and lots of it. The Center of Winter is Marya Hornbacher’s first novel, but she is no stranger to writing on sensitive topics.

It’s been claimed that the Inuit languages of North America have over 50 different words for snow. You may be surprised to learn that English comes pretty close: if we include all the regional variants and dialects, the list gets pretty long!

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