So, for anyone that’s new to my passion blog, I’m a word nerd. I like to look at language and linguistic properties and analyze them. Some examples of interesting topics to me were name meanings and etymology of words.
One thing that I’ve been noticing more and more is that I’m beginning to talk more like the people that I’m spending time with. I’m generally hanging around people from the Pittsburgh area, so I find myself saying “pop” instead of “soda” and other things of that nature. This adds another interesting aspect to language.
Another thing I’ve noticed is how language changes over time. The meaning of words evolve and adapt to the new environments around them. New words are invented on almost a daily basis because technology is advancing so rapidly. Google and Tweet are now a recognized verbs in the English language. I just find that mind boggling.
The final and most interesting thing to me is the concept of names. Your parents give you a name at birth and that’s generally what people will call you for the rest of your life. There is such a wide variety of names with almost infinite meanings. My name, Jason, means “healer” and it’s actually a Greek name. My parents didn’t know this when they named me, my mother just liked the sound of the name. My one friend was named after his father and his middle name is the first name of his grandfather. The reason behind naming children is fascinating and family names get even more interesting when they’re looked into.
All in all, language is an ever-changing entity that continues to amaze me. There’s always something interesting or funny to learn about the way we talk. There’s always something cool about language. I hope that I at least got you to entertain the thoughts about language. Have a nice day!