Reading the OED: An Interview with Ammon Shea
John McGrath the genius behind Wordie.org fills in for Ben Zimmer.
John McGrath the genius behind Wordie.org fills in for Ben Zimmer.
Anatoly turns puckish.
Some word love for Valentine’s Day.
Anatoly explains the key to “understanding”.
Ben Zimmer revisits last week’s column.
Anatoly looks at the connection between the words “robber” and “robe.”
Ben Zimmer takes a closer look at the use of the word “super.”
Anatoly responds to comments on spelling reform.
Ben Zimmer big-ups the word “big-up”.
Anatoly considers the addition of suffixes.
Ben embraces the spirit of the season and looks at the words primary and caucus.
Is the spellchecker compromising language history? Anatoly weighs in on spelling reform.
Ben Zimmer looks at The American Dialect Society’s word of the year.
Ben Zimmer looks at the word “decimate”.
Anatoly looks at the origin of the word “blizzard.”
Ben Zimmer wonders what we will call this decade.