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Nicholas C. Rossis

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Category Archives: Quora

How Latin Became Modern Italian

January 29, 2021

In my last post, I explored some ways in which a new language is born. This post examines one of …

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A New Language Born

January 27, 2021

So, you have decided to go full-Tolkien and create your own language. But wait – how are languages formed, anyway? …

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Early Wheat Recipes

January 21, 2021

I recently wrote about what ancient Greeks and Romans used to eat. But how about earlier people? If your fantasy …

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The Real Robinson Crusoe

January 15, 2021

Everyone has heard of Robinson Crusoe. But how many know the real-life inspiration behind the character? As Alex Turner explains …

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A Wizard’s Hat

December 19, 2020

Have you ever wondered where the pointy wizard hat stereotype stems from? Someone on Quora did and Wendy Carolan had …

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Are There Any Primitive Languages?

December 13, 2020

Once again, Quora has a great answer on linguistics — and the emergence of language in particular. As Thomas Wier …

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Old Anglo-Saxon Character Names

December 11, 2020

As someone who knows how hard it can be to choose a character name for your fantasy novel, I came …

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Where Are All the Missing Socks?

December 7, 2020

I had a good laugh when I read on Quora this brilliant answer by Jay Cashen, and just had to …

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Typography: What Is That Called?

December 3, 2020

Have you ever wondered why some parts of letters are called tails and stems, and what are other parts besides …

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Bizarre Weapons: the Lantern Shield

November 13, 2020

Robert Arthurs reports on Quora first seeing this wonder of medieval over-specialization on display in Vienna, Austria: Doesn’t it look …

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