Posts Tagged 'English'
10 Letters Dropped From The Alphabet [video]
Published January 24, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Ampersand, Ash, Eng, English, Eth, language, lexicography, Long S, Thorn, video, Wynn, Yogh
Colour or Color – How British And American Spelling Diverged
Published April 24, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: American, British, Dictionary, English, history, lexicography, lexicon, Linguistics, video
Why do Brits and Americans spell certain words differently? A colourful tale of dictionaries, politics, and national identity ensues here.
Don’t Be Beef-Witted – 11 Obscure Words To Bring Back [video]
Published August 28, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Beef-Witted, California widow, curglaff, Dictionary, English, Englishable, Etymology, groak, jirble, obscure word, pussyvan, snoutfair, video, wonder-wench
Why Is There A “B” In Doubt?
Published December 28, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Dictionary, double, Doubt, English, Etymology, Gina Cooke, silent letter, video
How To Stay Politically Correct
Published September 25, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: English, language, offensive, politically correct
Publishers and universities are outlawing dozens of seemingly innocuous words in case they cause offense.
This article, from the UK, discusses the latest ways to keep oneself on the politically correct side of the English language. Included are such gems as –
In addition, the list says “special needs” should be changed to “additional needs”, “patient” to “person” and “the elderly” to “older people”.
Don’t Be A Pronk !
Published September 17, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: definitions, English, strange, unusual, weird, words
