Olde words to revive

Olde words to revive

I have a little verbal gift for you today from ye olde days of yore. Meg Cowley brought to my attention a fabulous list of old words that we need to revive. The list is awesome, but since I’m having a hard time finding a source for it, I’m just going to tell you a...
American English vs. British English

American English vs. British English

Did you know… …that before the American Revolution, both America and Britain spoke like the Americans do today? I am not kidding about this. All these period movies where everyone speaks exactly like the British today are wrong! Scandalous, I know. Turn out “(i)t is...
Too many books is a good thing.

Too many books is a good thing.

Have you made New Year’s Resolutions for how to get through that ridiculously long To Be Read list? Because mine will take me the next hundred years to get through. If I did nothing else. But you guys, I have excellent news. And I know you’re going to be...
Correspondence With My Whisk

Correspondence With My Whisk

I stumbled across a fantastic word this week: resistentialism (n.) humorous theory to describe seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects.   I love this word. Because I’m convinced that inanimate objects are, well, animate. About a year and a...
The beauty of reading fiction

The beauty of reading fiction

Last time I shared with you guys some studies that talked about why reading fiction is so good at developing empathy and overall becoming better human beings, and as usual you guys sent the best responses. Here are two extra things you brilliant people pointed out: It...