Monthly Archives: January 2015

You’re never bored when you are a linguist

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Why do we call computer cookies “cookies”? What’s up with pronunciations like “warsh,” “bolth” and “aig”? How come we have the noun “stick-to-itiveness” but no adjective “stick-to-itive”? You’re never bored when you are a linguist. And that’s never more true … Continue reading →

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