Foreword to: Untranslatable by Alma Alexander Ethereal. Enchanted. Often magically powerful; frequently, hopelessly inadequate. Capable of building castles of clouds, turning lead into gold, making you hear a color or…Continue readingIt takes a story to explain a word
I don’t know why Flavorwire would run a story like this unless they think it is extraordinary that women actually, can you imagine, WRITE BOOKS! What is the world coming…Continue readingWomen write? Really?
Lovereading.co.uk has created an infographic for language enthusiasts called “15 Words You Never Knew Came from Literature.” Some of the books featured in this image include The Hobbit, Catch-22, and…Continue reading15 Words
…but we already have 12 Star Trek Gadgets from the 24th Century John Brandon tells you about them at Mental Floss. Wikimedia Commons On the original series, Kirk and crew…Continue readingIt’s only Stardate -309971.68
Many years ago, I went to visit the grave of J. R. R. Tolkien in Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford. It took some finding in amogst the sea of…Continue readingFamous Last Words
How authors from Dickens to Dr Seuss invented the words we use every day The English language didn’t just spring from nowhere, Paul Dickson notes at The Guardian. So who…Continue readingWho invented…?
Claire Fallon talks about words so overused that they’ve become meaningless and offers 12 examples. Do you agree? Disagree? Have an addition? Awesome! ~~~~~ The Most Influential People In 3500…Continue readingLiterally unique. Really?