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Summer Seminars and Beyond

I am wholly delinquent in posting about the March seminars in greater Chicago and greater Philadelphia. I have a great ...

‘Nough Said

When people first begin to study English orthography with me (and my scholarship community), one of the hardest things to ...

TED-Ed Lesson: Doubt

TED-Ed Lesson: DoubtHey, Everybody,My new TED-Ed video is up.It's about <doubt>.Get to it! ...

Organization

At the outset, the purpose of this post was going to be to inform folks about the Pennsylvania seminars. But ...

A Weekend to Remember

If you're local in the Philadelphia area, or traveling in for the Etymology seminar on March 23-24, consider extending your ...

Save the Date

TED-Ed

About six months ago, a friend from high school sent me a message telling me about an opportunity to create ...

Etymology!

Etymology has been roundly misapprehended in language pedagogy and beyond, and it's time for some linguistic clarity to inform our ...

New in the Professional Development Series

LEX is pleased to announce a new seminar in the Professional Development Series.We hope to see you there! ...

Why Anonymous Is Ignorant

In response to all of the rhyming internet memes about how English spelling is just so wacky, I offer this ...

At a Standstill

Earlier this month, I gave two weekend seminars called Seeing the Sense in Spelling. Each one was a thorough joy, ...

By All Means

Do you believe in signs? You know, those little objects or encounters or symbols that life keeps throwing at you ...