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Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork

@wordsatwork.bsky.social

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Hi, I'm Griffin! I make videos about linguistics on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube (@w0rdsatw0rk). I'm particularly interested in sociolinguistics, and wrote my thesis about language attitudes in Esperanto! Check it out @ griffinbassett.com :-)

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Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork @wordsatwork.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Can you explore a new city entirely in Toki Pona? Well, I figured it was worth a shot! Check out my newest collab with ijo Kesi below! #language #tokipona #milwaukee www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9TX...

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I Tried Traveling With the World's Smallest Language

YouTube video by Griffin / Wordsatwork

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Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork @wordsatwork.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I've been trying to visit all of Chicago's 77 community areas! Here's where I'm at so far. There's a lot of gaps I'd like to fill; I'm hoping to see Little Village/La Villita (South Lawndale), Back of the Yards (New City), and Chatham soon. #chicago

A map of Chicago's 77 community areas, with the ones I've visited so far labeled in orange.

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Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork @wordsatwork.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The idea of an "in-universe" conlang is really fascinating, worldbuilding-wise. Like what if there was a government-designed Esperanto clone that wasn't very good but nevertheless became the first language of millions of people and evolved to fill in the gaps?

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Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork @wordsatwork.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

So... how old were you when you realized English "as well" and Spanish "también" were the same thing?

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Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork @wordsatwork.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A lot of people say Esperanto is "Eurocentric" - and they're right! For a "universal language," it's not very well designed. But why is it still by far the most popular constructed language on the planet? Well, after going through the history of Japanese anarchism, WWI, and the Bahá'í Faith...

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