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Does a vehicle career or careen?

Did one of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fantasy novels change the meaning of the word ‘careen’?

January 23, 2017 General, Language, Life

Heretofore-unseen: the return of moribund legalese

Every so often, I see some English which strikes me as being odd or unusual. This time it […]

April 20, 2015 Language

Book review: Accidence will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage, by Oliver Kamm

This little book puts the case against prescriptivist ‘grammars’, then offers some useful tips about a range of issues in ‘Standard English’.

March 11, 2015 General, Language, Life

A peevishness beyond

We all have our peeves about language. But Andrew McMillen’s fascinating article about those who contribute to Wikipedia […]

February 4, 2015 Language, Life, Technology
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