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Grace Tierney

I’m Changing How I Use Medium After a Three Month Trial

I’m a writer these days but I have two degrees in computing and one of the things I love about running my own blog and publishing my own…

6 min readJul 13, 2021

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Grace Tierney

The Origin of Unscrupulous, thanks to a Stone in your Shoe

This week’s word is unscrupulous, simply because I like this word. A scruple sounds like a character in Dickens, doesn’t it?

2 min readJun 14, 2021

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The Origin of Unscrupulous, thanks to a Stone in your Shoe

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Grace Tierney

Mundungus — the Smelly History of a Potter Character

2 min readMay 24, 2021

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Mundungus — the Smelly History of a Potter Character

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Grace Tierney

A Tip from the Tea Shop — the History of Tipping

4 min readMay 17, 2021

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A Tip from the Tea Shop — the History of Tipping

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Grace Tierney

A Man Called Freelove and the Fuel Bowser

Regular readers will know I wrote “How To Get Your Name In The Dictionary” to capture the stories of people whose names entered the English…

3 min readMay 10, 2021

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A Man Called Freelove and the Fuel Bowser

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Grace Tierney

Taking the Vagabond Path

Did you know that vagabond has two meanings? According to the Cambridge Dictionary it’s “a person who has no home and usually no job, and…

2 min readMay 3, 2021

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Taking the Vagabond Path

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Grace Tierney

The Obscure Word History of “In Camera” Court Proceedings

I’ve always wondered what a camera has to do with in camera court proceedings. Surely taking a photo, or video, of the court case would…

2 min readApr 26, 2021

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The Obscure Word History of “In Camera” Court Proceedings

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Grace Tierney

Zephyr — How a Greek God Gives Us Gentle Breezes

I’ve been thinking about weather words this week (I have plans afoot for a book on the subject) so I chose one of my favourites to discuss…

2 min readApr 19, 2021

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Zephyr — How a Greek God Gives Us Gentle Breezes

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Grace Tierney

The Origin of the Elrond’s Last Homely House in Rivendell

Hello,

3 min readApr 12, 2021

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The Origin of the Elrond’s Last Homely House in Rivendell

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Grace Tierney

How the Word Profanity Began Outside the Temple

Hello,

3 min readApr 5, 2021

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How the Word Profanity Began Outside the Temple

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Grace Tierney

Grace Tierney

“Words the Vikings Gave Us”, “Words The Sea Gave Us”, “How To Get Your Name In The Dictionary”. Wordfoolery blog about unusual English words. NaNoWriMo ML.

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