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Dave Wilton

24 Oct 2023 • 4 min read
Halloween
A Halloween jack o’ lantern

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Wooden plaque listing the incumbent rectors of St. Edmond’s Church, Costessey, England, 1213–1996
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Photo of a man in 18th-century dress smoking a cigarette and taking a photo with with a smartphone

anachronym

15 April 2026 No, that’s not a typo for acronym. An anachronym is a term whose original meaning has become anachronistic but which continues to be used for a more current application. Examples of anachronyms include dialing a phone, footage (originally referring to the length of movie film), cc
15 Apr 2026 3 min read
Photo of a bighorn sheep with unkempt wool on a rocky hillside
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