Best Sellers
Ammon Shea looks at best seller lists.
Conundrum: A Cold Spoor Warmed Up
Anatoly looks at the possible origins of the word “conundrum”.
Monthly Gleanings: October 2008, Part One
Anatoly Liberman answers questions based on last month’s posts.
Slang 101
Cassie reads a dictionary of slang and shares some of the great words she finds.
Monthly Gleanings (September 2008)
Anatoly answers questions.
Uppity-up
Ammon Shea takes a look at the word “uppity”.
From Manhood in America to Guyland
An excerpt from Manhood in America.
Precocious and Profane
Ammon Shea recalls a word from his childhood.
Big Problems with the Little Finger, or, A Story of Pinkie
Anatoly looks at the word “pinkie”.
Architecting a Verb?
Last Sunday, in the NY Times, I read a book reviewer taking an author to task for her word use. The reviewer stated that “the last time I checked the American Heritage Dictionary, in spite of how computer trade journalists might choose to use the word, “architect” was not recognized as a verb”.
Inside Oxford: Questions for Casper Grathwohl
A few questions for Casper Grathwohl.
Sports Aggression
A look at the role of competition in sports violence.
Hardcore Dictionaries
Ammon Shea wonders what makes a dictionary “hardcore”.
BEA Dispatch
Purdy, Director of Publicity, is in LA this weekend at Book Expo America. He will be reporting from the action for those of us left in NYC. Live from the convention floor of BEA in LA. For those not in the know BEA stands for Book Expo America, the largest convention of publishers, media, bookstore […]
Buckle up your mirdle! Euphemisms from heck
Mark Peters looks at euphemisms.
Assess – Podictionary Word of the Day
Charles Hodgson explores the word “Assess”.