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bosca_broim :
that's what I was gonna say
2025-01-28 02:16:51
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Shaaz :
Maybe I’m just old but when I hear “instagram reel” I always think of a physical rotating reel, and when you swipe to the next video you’re literally rotating the reel a bit
2025-01-28 03:04:20
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Gabriel Puskarz 🍉 :
raw next question
2025-01-28 02:25:01
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🦍 :
I think it’s cool that even tho our vocabulary has evolved we still can trace words back to there original meaning
2025-01-28 18:40:48
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Python :
can you describe the etymology of youtube?
2025-01-28 02:40:50
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Geese :
You ever noticed how we think of data directionally, like upload or download?
2025-01-28 02:34:51
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Rainbow Beard :
This sort of etymology is so cool! Thank you!
2025-01-28 02:21:29
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seiggorf :
Frog
2025-01-28 02:17:38
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emy :
well that’s like instagrams whole thing with their names no
2025-01-28 23:20:40
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Pilot :
i still think podcast is crazy it's like peas and net fishing or some shit
2025-01-28 02:23:59
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LaSgala :
where do you even find this kind of information?
2025-01-28 02:20:22
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keamo.mrb :
Also, Threads is a really clever name for a text based social media platform
2025-01-30 16:58:14
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JBL :
Instagram reels come from old tik toks
2025-01-30 11:42:36
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fukashi :
doesn't insta come from instant cameras?
2025-01-30 08:17:21
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mostafatima🍉💔 :
, I'm so embarrassed of you, but I want you to help me donate to buy some lunch items for my family, because we need your help. So that we can rebuild our lives by ourselves 🥺🤍 Don't forget Gaza 🍉
2025-01-30 07:52:13
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Caleb 👨🔧 :
a "reel of film" and a "reel of thread" both use the word in the exact same way, making the reference to thread inconsistent with the video. small criticism I love your videos
2025-01-30 06:53:43
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don’t do it 🎣 :
Hey @Etymology Nerd on Substack I just thought of the fact that “my heart goes out to you” is already and will continue to be co-opted as coded language. Can you speak on dog whistles?
2025-01-30 06:10:16
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thatbennylilyguy :
why do we mishear lyrics? we need that video.
2025-01-30 02:17:11
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El 🏴 :
tiktok is called tiktok because the time is ticking and I waste it on this app 😌
2025-01-29 22:54:13
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Hitshappen :
You could tell me the world is ending tomorrow and I would low key believe it
2025-01-29 12:20:25
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S :
🥰🥰🥰
2025-01-29 12:03:22
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Artons :
in italian we call the actual reels pizza😂😂😂😂
2025-01-29 10:46:55
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yan²/Nemesis's Diddler :
u need a lobby
2025-01-29 09:18:46
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Natalie Briggs :
Did they pay you to talk about them?
2025-01-29 03:34:15
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aylin 🎱🪩📀 :
actually youre looking at the wrong ancient greek, in attic greek γραφειν is to write- which is the ancient greek some english words are based on
2025-01-29 02:14:59
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