WANT to know what real bliss is to a dedicated word nerd? It’s a brand new dictionary, to be pored over, and even pawed over, for the linguistic treasures within. Trouble is, dictionaries – even those frustratingly abridged editions – are horribly expensive. There are several on the shelves chez Godson (the beloved is as [...]

“English doesn’t borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.” (Anonymous)