On Fourth and So Forth, Or The Oddest English Spellings (Part 7)
Anatoly looks at the oddest English spellings.
On A Self-Congratulatory Note
It is Anatoly’s Anniversary!!!!
Monthly Gleanings: February 2007
Anatoly Liberman’s monthly gleaings.
Why is the Brain Called Brain
Anatoly Liberman looks at the origin of the word “brain.”
Dildo: Back and Forth on a Cold Spoor of an Obscenity
Anatoly Liberman looks at the origin of the word “dildo.”
A Flourish of Strumpets
A closer look at strumpets.
Monthly Gleanings: January 2007
Anatoly’s monthly gleanings.
Cheek by jow
English is a language of limitless opportunities. Strange things happen in it. Some words are spelled alike but pronounced differently: ‘bow’ (the bow of a ship) and ‘bow’ (bow and arrows); ‘row’ (she kicked up a row) and ‘row’ (the front row); ‘permit’ (the verb) and ‘permit’ (the noun).
In Jeopardy, Or, The Oddest English Spellings
(Part 6)
Anatoly Liberman’s weekly column. The Oddest English Spellings Part Six.
An Etymologist’s Junket to the Countryside
Anatoly Liberman’s weekly column.
Between Troll and Trollop
Anatoly Liberman looks at the many meanings of the word “troll.”
Monthly Gleanings: December 2006
Anatoly Liberman’s Monthly Gleanings.
Kissing and Dying Under the Mistletoe, With The Holly Thrown in for Good Measure
Anatoly Liberman weekly column.
Attaboy!
Or, The Male-Intimate Affectionate Overtones Questions
Anatoly Liberman looks at the origins of the phrase “Attaboy!”
Actually, Like Cures Like (?)
Anatoly Liberman looks at filler words, like and you know.
Monthly Gleanings: November, 2006
Anatoly Liberman answers some questions readers have submitted.