Booktext | Jane Austen July - Her Words @booktext2424 | Uploaded July 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In which I discuss Jane Austen's diction in honor of Jane Austen July, a month-long readathon hosted by Marissa @ Blatantly Bookish (youtu.be/IJeokFmt_Ns) and Katie @ Books and Things (youtu.be/KYi82SaBTjc).

Word of the day: repine, verb.

Further reading:
"The Word Choices that Explain why Jane Austen Endures" by Kathleen A. Flynn and Josh Katz nytimes.com/2017/07/06/upshot/the-word-choices-that-explain-why-jane-austen-endures.html

Vocabulary fun:
Best Words from Jane Austen's Novels: grammarly.com/blog/10-of-the-best-words-from-jane-austens-novels
Jane Austen Vocabulary (with quizzes!): vocabulary.com/articles/blogexcerpts/for-jane-austens-birthday-words-she-first-used
More Words from Jane Austen's Novels: dictionary.com/e/austen-neologisms

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