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Ultraconserved Words, Sweet Peltrichor, and Short-Sighted Leaders
Leave a commentApril 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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Pronouns Redux, Second-Person Y’all, and She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed
Leave a commentApril 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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Enticements of Etymology, Origins of Scoundrels, and Casey Gets a Hit
Leave a commentApril 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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Pronouns, Pseudonyms, and the Curiosolites
Leave a commentMarch 31, 2015 by libroshombre
Humans just have to name the objects and creatures we encounter, including ourselves. How we choose those names, even pronouns, …
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Library Litotes, Data-Overload, and the Pollyanna Hypothesis
Leave a commentMarch 24, 2015 by libroshombre
There are more than a few books in our public library, and its print books aren’t going away anytime soon. …
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Authoritative Answers, Questionable Acts, and Small-minded Men
Leave a commentMarch 19, 2015 by libroshombre
“Ask Us Anything” is a regular feature of Popular Science Magazine written by Daniel Engber that might be offering more …
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The Persistent Importance of Print, Reading, and School Libraries
Leave a commentMarch 10, 2015 by libroshombre
Dozens of studies agree: people prefer reading print books over electronic devices. In the 1990’s some folks insisted, rather stridently, …
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Counting Words, Appreciating Hyphens, and Loathing Lowth
Leave a commentMarch 9, 2015 by libroshombre
Every word counts in the world of publishing. Successful short stories writers make less than novelists, since their work amounts …
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The Secrets of Painters, Bank Robbers, and Social Workers
Leave a commentFebruary 23, 2015 by libroshombre
“We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents,” was one of many Zen-like observations of Bob Ross, host of PBS’ …
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Shakespeare’s Tongue, Dog Listeners, and Gregarious Cockroaches
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2015 by libroshombre
David Crystal’s book, “Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare’s Language,” has been on my reading table lately. The section on …
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