Say What?
In an era of global communications, regional dialects are hanging in there, y’all
Global Wording
If you can’t say it in English, just borrow le mot juste
Playing by Ear
People say the darndest things. At least I think they do
What’s in a Name? Sometimes More Than Meets the Eye
Jokes, puns, even insults when it comes to deciding what to call newly discovered species, scientists don’t always go by the book
What’s In a Name? Just Ask King Fisher, Robin Banks and Minnie Vann
What’s in a name? Just ask King Fisher, Robin Banks and Minnie Vann
His Name Meant “Father Turk,” and That He Was
Almost overnight Kemal Ataturk banned the fez, secularized the state, gave women the vote and set Turkey on a course toward the West
Mrs. Malaprop’s Mangled Prose Set a President
Grande dame of an 18th-century comedy, she has been an aspiration to all who read boners, gaffes and mutilations perpetrated upon the English language
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