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https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/links-for-october-397

[Remember, I haven\u2019t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections later, but I can\u2019t guarantee I will have caught them all by the time you read this.]

1: The history of the exocentric compound noun: although English usually combines verbs and nouns in as $NOUN-$VERBER (eg \u201cfirefighter\u201d, \u201cgiftgiver\u201d), some lower-class medieval people used an alternative form, $VERB_$NOUN. Their dialect survives in a few words most relevant to seedy medieval life, like \u201cpickpocket\u201d, \u201cturncoat\u201d, and \u201ccutthroat\u201d. (EDIT: see here for corrections and for a more detailed discussion)

2: File under \u201cinevitable\u201d: YouTuber builds a computer in Minecraft that you can play Minecraft on.