A Linguistic Note for Christmas

Blueberries are blue but cranberries are not cran.

—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct

Author: Mark Ward

PhD in NT; theological writer for Faithlife; former high school Bible textbook author for BJU Press; husband; father; ultimate frisbee player; member of the body of Christ. View all posts by Mark Ward

2 thoughts on “A Linguistic Note for Christmas”

Don Johnson says:

December 19, 2013 at 8:48 pm

True, but raspberries are definitely rasp!
Dennis says:

December 19, 2013 at 10:47 pm

Nor are strawberries straw.

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