May 21, 2013

Illustrated Etymology

A friend just pointed me to this site, Illustrated Etymology, where creative types illustrate the histories of words, as researched by the incomparable Douglas Harper on […]
August 9, 2013

English with the Amish

This is an account of a teacher training I gave to a group of about 40 Amish schoolteachers in Arthur, Illinois, on August 7, 2013. It’s […]
September 24, 2013

No Half Measures

I pretty much think about words all the time, and encounter interesting language questions every day. Sometimes I just hold onto the questions for later, but […]