American Nicknames Part 1: Softies and Buckeye
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | July 16, 2008
Anatoly looks at the word “Buckeye”.
Archive for the 'Oxford Etymologist' Category
William John Thoms, The Man Who Invented The Word Folklore
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | July 9, 2008
Anatoly celebrates a word pioneer.
Who’s Mindful of Who’s Apostrophes’?
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | July 2, 2008
Anatoly looks at apostrophes.
Monthly Gleanings
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | June 25, 2008
Anatoly answers questions.
Lite Beer and Donuts, or, Does Spelling Reform Have a Chance?
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | June 18, 2008
Anatoly finds the appropriate sustenance for spelling reformers.
Germanic Hermaphrodites
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | June 11, 2008
Anatoly looks at how language translates a word.
Etymology, Serendipity, and Good Luck
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | June 4, 2008
Anatoly gives a candid take on etymology.
Waiting for Petrichor
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Oxford Etymologist | May 29, 2008
Ammon Shea, an expert dictionary reader, reflects on rain.
Monthly Gleanings
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | May 28, 2008
Questions for the month are answered.
Severed Relations
Filed in A-Featured & Lexicography & Oxford Etymologist | May 21, 2008
Anatoly explores why some words naturally go together.
