The Old English digraph <eo> is often rendered in present-day English as a double <e>: deor/deer fleos/fleece seon/see neodian/need fleot/fleet beor/beer fleon/flee creopan/creep deop/deep freo/free treo/tree […]

I’ve been known to say that silent letters are stories waiting to be told, but this is a story about silent letters. This past March, I […]

One of the reasons I don’t post here as often as I’d like — certainly not as often as I think about it — is because […]

“Worth the wait!” “Endlessly fascinating.” “Another excellent lesson!” “What you are doing is great!” “My brain is buzzing with ideas . . .” “This evening’s seminar […]