Book reviewer and all-around sci-fi geek James Nicoll once wrote, The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious … [Read more...]
Plural Problems in the Animal World
When children are learning the idiosyncrasies of the English language, they can get tripped up by some of the different ways singular nouns become plural. This is especially true when they're learning about the animal world. Why don't we add an S to make deer and sheep plural? If it's one goose and … [Read more...]