Category: Linguistics

  • January 21, 2014
    Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief by John M. Frame My rating: 4 of 5 stars When a systematic…
  • January 21, 2014
    I was censored. And as a blogger who has occasionally deleted comments (I generally contact the commenter to explain), I…
  • January 14, 2014
    I received a nice e-mail from an appreciative reader not long ago; I confess it was a big encouragement to…
  • December 19, 2013
    Blueberries are blue but cranberries are not cran. —Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct
  • November 4, 2013
    The American Heritage Dictionary advertises its Usage Panel fairly prominently on its web page: The Usage Panel is a group…
  • October 4, 2013
    Another verse I never understood, and I'm pretty excited about this one. I can't exactly blame the King James, because…