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Dr Amy Coker

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Ancient bad language, offence & body part words 🤬 Ex Lecturer & Postdoc, now #Latin & #Greek Teacher • HRF @bristol_clah • Linguistics, craft, everyday history

 Cheltenham, England
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It was only a matter of time (today on the #TLG home page)! I think this was the closest equivalent in Classical Greek to the English F-word #classicstwitter #swearwords #language #obscenity #linguistics
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plato's fire 🏺 (@platos_fire) profile pictureplato's fire 🏺@platos_fire6 Jun 2023
can’t stop thinking about him why does he look so familiar will he haunt my dreams tonight has he already been haunting my dreams???
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📢 Calling enthusiastic young people aged 16-19 based in #NorthWest England👋 Want to learn more about the ancient world and make new friends? FREE places available via our Summer School Bursary Scheme for @JACTclassciv lsaclassics.com/bursaries/ 🥳Apply: forms.gle/hkdijvS6TSgjwJuN8
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ALT Students at the 2021 Summer School outside

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Here is the ancient fragment: artgallery.yale.edu/collecti…
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The Yale-French excavations at #DuraEuropos uncovered 100s of ancient textiles, including a remarkable piece of knitting (or nalbinding). Louise Bellinger used the pattern to knit this sweater (complete with replica scale-armor belt!). Photo: excavation archives @YaleArtGallery
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🖊️New on the CA blog! @charlieandrew discusses ways of using Latin and Greek etymology to unlock English vocabulary Check out resources at 'Maximum Classics', freely available for download #classics #classicallanguages #etymology #english #vocabulary classicalassociation.org/max…
Maximum Classics - The Classical Association

Maximum Classics - The Classical Association

Maximum Classics AUTHOR: Charlie Andrew, Director, Maximum Classics CIC READ TIME: 10 MINS Latin and Greek for English vocabulary – an inclusive approach for all students and teachers Based on my...

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Just in case this ship goes down: I’m writing an incredibly detailed ‘Choose Your Own’-style version of the Odyssey I aim to finish next year. If you’d like to find out more when it’s ready, ljenkinsonbrown.wordpress.co… If you think you’d be interested in publishing it, please DM!
A screenshot from the first page of a presentation. On the left, a stickman version of Odysseus covering his bits with a branch. On the right, the logo of The Classical Association (where the presentation was given) Text: Choose Your Own Odyssey aka You Are Odysseus Laura Jenkinson-Brown, as part of the Pedagogy Panel, Saturday 9th April 2022 1 6.30-18.00 Classical Association Conference 2022

ALT A screenshot from the first page of a presentation. On the left, a stickman version of Odysseus covering his bits with a branch. On the right, the logo of The Classical Association (where the presentation was given) Text: Choose Your Own Odyssey aka You Are Odysseus Laura Jenkinson-Brown, as part of the Pedagogy Panel, Saturday 9th April 2022 1 6.30-18.00 Classical Association Conference 2022

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I'll be trading at TORM this weekend, come and find my stall if you are visiting the show, there are always free hugs on offer as well as the historical goodies on sale 😉
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I wrote a thing 🙂
SCS (@scsclassics) profile pictureSCS@scsclassics7 Nov 2022
Today on the blog, Amy Coker (@AECoker) reflects on humor, feminism, and bad words in Aristophanes' "Assemblywomen." classicalstudies.org/scs-blo…
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Replying to @AECoker
It has acquired some extra meanings in Modern Greek like ξεχέζω or χέζω (πατόκορφα) = give sb a piece of one's mind; χέστηκα = I don't give a shit; χέσε μας = cut the bullshit, etc. BTW, congrats on the "Obscenity: a problem for the lexicographer" chapter.
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Not listed on my tour site, but this Wednesday I’m doing a fundraiser for the Hellenic & Roman Library (London) - please come if you can!romansociety.org/Events/Even…
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Caught @officialnhaynes at the #CheltLitFest yesterday talking about Medusa - brilliant and funny, and just the kind of patriarchy-smashing stuff we need more of in #classics, and in general. And Clash of the Titans got a good shout out! ❤️🐍
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Adding ferrous sulfate to tannic acid from oak galls to make oak gall ink in #RomanTechnology class. Changes from brown to BLACK. The smell of iron is overwhelming! 🫣🖤⚒
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In honour of #TheQueue Fresco from the House of M. Gavius Rufus (VII.2.16-17) #Pompeii
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I’m very happy with the nation’s newly-chosen psychopomp. Like all mortals, I fear death, but, if, when I go, a friendly little bear is going to greet me, patting me on the shoulder and handing me a marmalade sandwich for the journey, it won’t be so bad.
A rare sort of Psychopomp. A watercolour illustration of Paddington Bear as Hermes. By Greek Myth Comix.

ALT A rare sort of Psychopomp. A watercolour illustration of Paddington Bear as Hermes. By Greek Myth Comix.

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I’ve just found the word FLABBY in LSJ (the big dictionary of Ancient Greek) so I’m done for the day 🙂 #ClassicsTwitter #ancientgreek #greek #words
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Well, ποππύζω (poppuzdo) - to make a popping noise with your lips 💋 - is obviously my new favourite Ancient Greek verb 😘💋#words #wordnerd #ClassicsTwitter #ancientgreek #greek
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I don’t know why, but I love that there are several Ancient Greek words for ham. (Today’s is κωλεός.) #ClassicsTwitter #words #greek #ancientgreece
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I had an AMAZING weekend last week learning an ancient #craft at @berrycroft_hub Sharing this kind of knowledge is so important, and I can’t recommend this place and it’s work enough #crafts #ancienthistory #prehistory #history #heritage #education berrycrofthub.com/store/c1/F…
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*its 🫣
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