5 is a Letter: Missing Latin Letters
There are so many letters that faded and disappeared from the alphabet somewhere during translation. In this post, we will examine three...
Word of the Day: 5/12/15
TATEMAE & HONNE (tah-tey-my-ey & hohn-ey) (Japanese) the difference from what you PRETEND to believe in (tatemae / 建前) and what you...
Pronouns Part 1: The Presence of Gender-Neutral Pronouns in the English Language (or lack thereof)
First of all, YES, there have been gender-neutral pronouns in the English language. Yet, somehow... we lost them somwhere along the way!...
Word of the Day: 4/25/15
Overmorrow (ohvr-mahroh) (Old English) the day after tomorrow #wotd #words #wordoftheday #wordhistory
Silent Letters (so basically, every letter)
Fun Fact: Every single letter in the English alphabet is silent in at least one English word. Don't believe me? Here's just one variation...
From Where Did the English Language Come?
Thought this was a really cool video, so I decided to share it! #wordhistory #history #english #languagehistory #words #feelings #emotions
My Observations on the Ever-Changing English Language
In August 2013, Oxford Dictionary added "selfie" to their online dictionary. Not only that, they made it the Word of the Year for 2013!...
The (Old) 27th Letter of the English Alphabet
It's true. Our modern, English alphabet, used to have 27 letters! Do you know what the 27th letter was? et. "Et" was the 27th letter of...
Meanings Change - Words that have Changed Meanings Over Time
It's been so long since I've posted! GAH! Sorry, school has been hectic. Today I want to focus on some words whose meanings have changed...