Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
FW_Medieval's profile
Damian Fleming
Damian Fleming
Damian Fleming
@FW_Medieval

Tweets

Damian Fleming

@FW_Medieval

Medievalist & Latinist @ Fort Wayne : pseudo-philologist ł wannabe paleographer ł aspirational hebraist א he/his/him // Senior Fellow, VP @SoFCritBibRBS

United States
Joined October 2010

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

    daughter, half under her breath: why does 'receipt' even have a P? father from HEL: *clears desk* WELL!

    8:15 AM - 15 Jun 2019
    • 184 Retweets
    • 595 Likes
    • Rob Bec Ryan Perazzo mrs fantastic/little spang JDAYYC Dr. Jessica Otis [kai engelhardt]; Erica Leighton English Language Portsmouth
    16 replies 184 retweets 595 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        you see in the 16th century English writers were really getting interested in standardized spelling *and* etymology. People began to think a lot about "correctness" as applied to English for the first time +

        1 reply 3 retweets 72 likes
        Show this thread
      3. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        Now English has *a lot* of financial and legal terminology borrowed from French during the middle english period. So words like "det" and "receit" have long histories with pretty stable pronunciations+

        1 reply 3 retweets 56 likes
        Show this thread
      4. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        but in the 16th century people started thinking about Latin too much and realized that lots of English from French vocab ultimately comes from LATIN! So a word like "receit" comes from "receptum" and "det" from "debitum" +

        2 replies 4 retweets 81 likes
        Show this thread
      5. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        so they're like "we should acknowledge the Latin origin of the word in the spelling! Slap that P in receit! Slap that B in det!" "should we pronounce those letters?" NO!!!!!!!! :D

        3 replies 10 retweets 116 likes
        Show this thread
      6. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        with some words they got the etymology wrong (maybe?) like the position of "Controller" which was thought to have something to do with "Computum" like "counting" so they slapped a P in it: "Comptroller." In some places they pronounce the P and others they don't"

        1 reply 3 retweets 58 likes
        Show this thread
      7. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        similar situation for words like doubt indict subtle they are post facto silent letters. They were inserted **as** silent letters.

        3 replies 4 retweets 121 likes
        Show this thread
      8. Damian Fleming‏ @FW_Medieval 15 Jun 2019

        in conclusion, English spelling is whack for several reasons. People deliberately effing with it is just one of them Thank you for coming to my TEbD talk

        8 replies 23 retweets 346 likes
        Show this thread
      9. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Andrew Reeves‏ @AndrewSshi 15 Jun 2019
        Replying to @FW_Medieval

        The best thing about a Medieval Studies PhD is that when a child asks why lower-case letters look the way they do, you can clear your throat and launch into, "Well it all goes back to the chanceries of Merovingian Gaul..."

        2 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
      3. ToThineOwnSelfBeTrue‏ @thine_to 16 Jun 2019
        Replying to @AndrewSshi @FW_Medieval

        My middle was confused by a modern robotic font yesterday and I told her to count the minims.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Chad Zahara‏ @ChadZahara 15 Jun 2019
        Replying to @FW_Medieval

        That... that father is me. Oh god. 😅

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. :Donna Marie‏ @WriterSideUp 15 Jun 2019
        Replying to @ChadZahara @FW_Medieval

        but I LEARNed something! :D

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. End of conversation

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2021 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info