I know I once said that I wouldn’t use my blog just to link to random Youtube videos that I’ve found, but I have to say this one strikes me as interesting enough for an entry. As someone interested in language and communication, I’ve always been fascinated by etymologies and where words come from. This video looks into Geordie and where the Newcastle accent comes from. It’s far richer than you might at first assume: there are fragments of Norse in there, old English, French, Gypsy…. It’s well worth a look.