A kindly English teacher gave me a copy of “Strine” when I was young – presumably to get me to sit down and/or shut up, as many of my teachers found it pleasing to do. I had completely forgotten about it, until the other day, when it just popped back into my head. In the [...]
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Exactly as the title suggests (although I appreciate the term “interesting” is subjective). First up is the website for Merriam-Webster, one of the most highly regarded US dictionaries. Yes, I know that I should be promoting British English but they have their language and I have mine. They probably think I talk funny, too. Every [...] I am aware that there may be some of you out there who assume I get all my ideas from the The Big Boy’s Book of Wizard Words and I won’t spoil things by confirming or denying it. I do, however, like words and their usage – so anything that pops up on the World [...] |
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