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I've been struck by the lack of election-related 2024 Words of the Year from the English dictionaries  (for a list, see November's n...

So much of the "news" this year was about female popular music stars. The year started with Beyonce going country, then Charlie XC...

When I was growing up in New York State, a beanie  was a silly kind of skull cap, mostly worn by young people. My high school gave away felt...

This post is inspired by a poll that Ellen Jovin, aka the Grammar Table , ran in September. Before I get into that, let me point out that th...

Congratulations to Ben Yagoda on his new book Gobsmacked: The British Invasion of American English !  If you like this blog, you are going t...

Before the school year started, the 16-year-old and I (BrE) had a day out at a "Learn to Crochet" course. Here's my first. sl...

I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I notice things. One thing I’ve noticed is that no one seems to be able to agree with anyone else without...