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Wednesday Apr 9th, 2014

Unsung heroes of English etymology: Henry Bradley (1845-1923)

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Wednesday Apr 16th, 2014

Henry Bradley on spelling reform

Anatoly Liberman examines his work outside the OED
Saturday Apr 5th, 2014

Word histories: conscious uncoupling

Simon Thomas
Wednesday Apr 2nd, 2014

Etymology as a profession

Anatoly Liberman on qualifications, job opportunities, the work itself
Friday Mar 28th, 2014

Is our language too masculine?

Debating a gender neutral language
Wednesday
Mar 26th, 2014

Monthly etymology gleanings for March 2014

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Friday
Mar 21st, 2014

Can the Académie française stop the rise of Anglicisms in French?

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Wednesday
Mar 19th, 2014

Beggars, buggers, and bigots, part 4

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Wednesday
Mar 12th, 2014

Beggars, buggers, and bigots, part 3

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Sunday
Mar 9th, 2014

Jane Austen and the art of letter writing

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Sunday
Mar 9th, 2014

How do British and American attitudes to dictionaries differ?

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Wednesday
Mar 5th, 2014

Beggars, buggers, and bigots, part 2

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Wednesday
Feb 26th, 2014

Monthly gleanings for February 2014

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Saturday
Feb 22nd, 2014

Farmily album: the rise of the felfie

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Thursday
Feb 20th, 2014

What does he mean by ‘I love you?’

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Thursday
Feb 20th, 2014

Can metaphors make better laws?

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Wednesday
Feb 19th, 2014

Beggars, buggers, and bigots, part 1

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