Separated by a Common Language

 In April, Jody V. sent me a link to this New York Times article with the note " I noticed the word shouty  in this piece.  I can’t re...

Tibs wrote to me in October 2020:      A few years ago, Americans started adding “ of ” in places it didn’t occur before. It gradually sprea...

It's about time this topic has its own blog post. It's been an aside to other discussions on several occasions . It's not so muc...

A few months ago, an American friend of my spouse asked him to ask me: "Why is everyone suddenly saying alongside ?"  I hadn't...

The people at WordUnscrambler.pro  sent me a list of "the most misspelled (BrE misspelt *)   words" for the UK. I get a lot of th...