The Oddest English Spellings, or, The Future of Spelling Reform
Is the spellchecker compromising language history? Anatoly weighs in on spelling reform.
Is the spellchecker compromising language history? Anatoly weighs in on spelling reform.
Ben’s Place of the Week is Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
D. Michael Lindsay looks at cosmopolitan evangelicals.
Zelinsky reflects on a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision and its affects on health care reform.
A round-up of advice posts.
Congratulations to the NBCC nominees.
Is being female a disadvantage in public speaking?
What Rebecca has been reading this week.
In recent years, climbing Everest has become something of an industry, and today when I learned of Sir Edmund Hillary’s death at the age of 88, in his native New Zealand, I marvelled at his extraordinary accomplishment. ‘High Adventure’ is one of my favorite books – both unforgiving, and exciting.
Judith Luna, Commissioning Editor of the Oxford World’s Classics, tells us about the European premiere of Sweeney Todd.
Mickey Edwards sheds light on the Republican candidates for President.
John L. Esposito, editor-in-chief of Oxford Islamic Studies Online looks at the effects of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.
Ben Zimmer looks at The American Dialect Society’s word of the year.
Joseph Dan answers a few questions on his book Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction.
Anatoly looks at everyday buzzwords.
Patricia Aufderheide provides some Sundance recommendations.