Etymology of Blessing

The origin of the powerful word “blessing” actually comes from the Proto-Germanic word “blodison” the ancient pagan ritual of sprinkling blood on altars.

Every ancient culture understood the pure divine power of blood.

Guess what the establishment has been heavily targeting?

— Erwan Le Corre (@ErwanLeCorre) January 7, 2023

Old English, AKA Anglo-Saxon

You can listen to what it really sounded like in the original Anglo-Saxon right here, Bibi Janey: https://t.co/771hSjvNuT

These old epics were actually performances.

To me, it sounds like Norwegian or Danish. https://t.co/aIAXz9aTME

— QuintusCurtius (@QuintusCurtius) February 19, 2021

This is amazing. Hear Beowulf performed in the original Anglo-Saxon.

98—An Anglo-Saxon Bard—Benjamin Bagby | Catholic Culture https://t.co/6evsfvtvvh

— James Matthew Wilson (@JMWSPT) February 24, 2021

Learn Singlish

:)

Be a Churl

Dalrock: White Knights vs. Churls

OEM

Their Own Nation

The Southron’s Burden by Laurie Hibbett
Southerners confronted by Northerners touring our section are made aware of the difference in their speech from ours. They approach us speaking a form of English known outside the United States as “American.” We of… »

A Means of Limited Effectiveness

It will not destroy identity politics, but it does help, even to a small degree, protect the good of the community. After all, any host community forces newcomers to observe its customs, including language, to protect its culture from being eroded.

‘English Only’ is a Distraction, Not a Solution by Paul Gottfried
We all care about American culture. But forcing people to speak our language isn’t the way to preserve it.

Virginian English

Southern Speech by Roger W. Cole

Old English

Ian Richardson on Accents

New Albion

Vox Day and Steve Sailer on Jorge Ramos's remarks, "This is our country."



If California secedes and there is an eventual reconquest by European-Americans perhaps the area should be renamed New Albion, or something related to Albion.

In Case You Were Wondering About Kolkata

How Kolkata Came To Be Calcutta — And Why It Went Back To Kolkata : Goats and Soda

The Psalms

Bono and Eugene Peterson

‎Beyond Bono and Eugene Peterson: The Most Searched and Shared Psalms

The translation by Peterson is apparently problematic; but did those who successfully inculturated Christianity and adapted other languages for Sacred Scripture use an everyday vernacular or did they seek to elevate it? What would Saints Cyril and Methodios say to Eugene Peterson?

Southern Accents

via the Abbeville Institute blog

David Alan Stern

Uptalk Invades the UK

The unstoppable march of the upward inflection?

Curious What the Paleocon/Tradcon Reaction to this List Would Be

100 Best Novels in English, Since 1900 by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR and ALEXANDER COCKBURN

Another Book I Have But Haven't Read Yet

A Noble Imagination: Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley Novels by James P. Bernens

Not a Fair Comparison.

Too bad.

St. Monica Catholic Church



St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Barberton, OH

Is switching to this that difficult for American Latin Catholics?


Older forms of English...

Dumb and Dumber

Shakespeare’s Language and the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Andrew Kern

I Was Surprised to See This in The Atlantic

How the Western Was Lost (and Why It Matters) by Michael Agresta
As superheroes, sequels, and international appeal influence Hollywood studios, films from the frontier are riding off into the sunset—just when America needs them most.


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