Monthly Archives: April 2015

  1. Language Maps, Persistent Words, and Stereotypical Incomprehensibility

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    April 27, 2015 by libroshombre

    “25 Maps That Explain the English Language” is a marvelously informative way to look at our Mother Tongue. It’s difficult …
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  2. Ultraconserved Words, Sweet Peltrichor, and Short-Sighted Leaders

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    April 20, 2015 by libroshombre

    Senegalese environmentalist Baba Dioum once said, “In the end we will conserve only what we love.” If so, we must …
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  3. Pronouns Redux, Second-Person Y’all, and She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed

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    April 17, 2015 by libroshombre

    Today’s word is “redux,” defined as “brought back, returned,” in the American Heritage Dictionary, because there’s more to say about …
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  4. Enticements of Etymology, Origins of Scoundrels, and Casey Gets a Hit

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    April 6, 2015 by libroshombre

    Ralph Waldo Emerson described studiers of word origins this way: “The etymologist finds the deadest words to have been once …
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