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Ammon Shea looks at expressions that use the word “shoe”.
Ammon Shea looks at expressions that use the word “shoe”.
The podictionary word of the week is philately.
An excerpt from one of Charles Dickens’s Christmas books, ‘The Battle of Life’.
Anatoly Liberman looks at the origins of the word “gibberish”.
Battistella looks at advertising in economic down-turns.
Staff from OUP-UK choose their books of 2008.
Ben’s place of the week.
Vermeule looks the wisdom of crowds.
A close look at the act of crying.
Professor Zelinsky discusses the recent arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the public maneuvering in New York for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat.
An excerpt from John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought, by Gordon Campbell and Thomas N. Corns.
Nikita the cat tells us about her favorite books.
What Rebecca has been reading.
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Ammon Shea looks at best seller lists.
The podictionary word of the week is “dashboard”.