December 8, 2013

It’s All Relative

Recently, some correspondence with a couple of different teachers has focused my attention on interesting sets of etymological relatives. For a while now, my pal Peg […]
December 17, 2013

True Stories

My new TED-Ed video has posted. Check it out here or on TED-Ed for the full lesson (with supplemental materials): https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-true-story-of-true-gina-cooke I hope you enjoy it!
January 13, 2014

San Diego!

San Diego, beautiful city by the sea, is opening its arms for a Word Detectives weekend workshop with Pete Bowers and me. The registration flyer is […]
January 22, 2015

Phone Home

I get a ton of emails. I mean, a ton. I have several email accounts, and it’s a part-time job to keep up with them all. […]