The word ‘perk’ has three quite separate meanings and origins, and is a microcosm of English etymology.
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If you were looking for a ‘good’ night out with a ‘bad’ man or woman, would you prefer someone who was amoral, immoral, or non-moral? Here comes a strange trip into English morphology…
“The Cambridge History of Painting in the Classical World” edited by JJ Pollitt Cambridge, March/April 2015 Hardback, 22.5 […]
A new batch of Hampshire Down lambs arrived near here last week. Can anyone see number 25?
Farmers are always complaining about low production prices, and consumers likewise about high retail prices. But are they correct?
Given the facts about modern English, prescriptivism will not only fail under the far greater force of change, but prescriptivism will steadily die out.
If you want a breathless scramble through some speculative etymology of hundreds of English words, best dipped into in small doses, then this book might appeal to you.
This little book puts the case against prescriptivist ‘grammars’, then offers some useful tips about a range of issues in ‘Standard English’.
Forgive me. I only have a month to rehearse this and get it right. Q: £600 for a […]
One of my longstanding criticisms of Apple corporate has been its lack of philanthropy. I am delighted, and […]
The Eclectic Light Company 