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  • May 6, 2016
    I critiqued Steven Pinker several times in Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption; Pinker is an epistemological extremist, in my unaccredited opinion,…

  • October 13, 2014
    I've quoted Steven Pinker numerous times on this blog, but I've never heard him talk. He's brilliant, and I found…

  • August 14, 2015
    Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage by John McWhorter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Absolutely loved this. McWhorter…

  • August 18, 2014
    I was recently informed by a well-meaning copy editor that my use of snuck was "incorrect" despite "being increasingly common." Sneaked, she…

  • February 14, 2014
    Precision is an important consideration in communication. But human language is not capable of exhaustive precision. At some point you…

  • December 19, 2013
    Blueberries are blue but cranberries are not cran. —Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct