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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just started reading “ Long Bright River” by Liz Moore who also wrote “God of the woods”. 
It’s too soon to tell if I will like it or not. Right now it’s a mix of police procedural and family drama.

I recently finished “The Wager” by David Grann , the true story of the adventures of a British naval armada in the 1700’’s.

One of my absolutely favorite parts of the book was learning about the nautical origins of multiple present day phrases—

Toe the line -sailors forced to stand with toes on deck seam for inspection

Pipe down— boatswain’s whistle at night to quiet down

Piping hot- boatswains whistle for meals

Scuttlebutt— water cask where sailors gossiped while waiting for their rations.

And more.

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I also enjoy learning about the history of language.  I’ve discovered a Youtube channel, Words Unravelled, that explores the interesting backgrounds and eccentricities of words.
https://m.youtube.com/@WordsUnravelled

Here are some other videos and channels that I’ve enjoyed that you might find of interest:

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KAmEsI8f0es&pp=ygUaYmVuZWRpY3QgY3VtYmVyYmF0Y2ggd29yZHM%3D[/youtube]

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s&pp=ygUic2hha2VzcGVhcmUgb3JpZ2luYWwgcHJvbnVuY2lhdGlvbtIHCQnQCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D[/youtube]

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Tg08mgYunKU[/youtube]

https://m.youtube.com/@RobWords/featured

https://m.youtube.com/@JDraper/featured
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Bill Bryson has a wonderful book on this. [/quote]

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