October 16, 2010
by James Reyes
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Barbara Billingsley, best known for playing the iconic role of Beaver’s mom June Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” a show that seemed to epitomize post-war middle-class white suburban America, passed away this morning at age 94. We also can’t forget her … Continue reading
July 14, 2010
by James Reyes
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This is simply fascinating. The Ottowa Citizen reports on work by linguists which has resulted in the first evidence of a linguistic link between the Old World and New World. The landmark discovery, initially proposed two years ago by U.S. … Continue reading
June 22, 2010
by James Reyes
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French has the Académie française, Spanish has the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, but English has never had a central authority on the language. The anarchy of our English language is one of her charms, in my opinion. … Continue reading
March 8, 2010
by James Reyes
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Though English has tons of etymologically Greek/Latin compounds… ht unreasonable faith
November 19, 2009
by James Reyes
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Minnesotta Daily reports on the story of linguist d’Armond Speers who spoke to his son only in Klingon, the language of the eponymous alien race in Star Trek, for the first three years of his life. Speers wanted to learn … Continue reading