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Why Do We Capitalize “I”?
Capital “I” image via Shutterstock Some languages capitalize several of their pronouns. Some don’t capitalize any of them. English is an odd duck in that we only capitalize the first person singular,...
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Robot Learns Language Like a Baby
When the robocalypse happens, and you find yourself begging for your life at the foot of our new robot overlords, and when the robot denies your request in fluent English, and you find yourself...
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11 Obscure Regional Phrases That Describe Excessive Heat
ETHAN MILLER/Reuters The way this summer is going, you’ll soon run out of ways to say, “It’s ridiculously hot.” Lucky for us, we have a direct line to Joan H. Hall, editor of the Dictionary of...
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F-Bomb, Sexting And Other Words Being Added To The Dictionary
The Merriam-Webster dictionary is getting some not so necessary additions, including f-bomb, sexting and brain cramp, that really define the slangy modern state of the good old English language. These...
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Weak and Feeble Robots Make The Best Teachers
The secret to learning from a robot, as discovered by two Japanese researchers, is to have it appear weak and feeble: Shizuko Matsuzoe and Fumihide Tanaka at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, set up an...
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10 Places and the Words They Inspired
1. Buncombe County, North Carolina Just before the U.S. House was set to vote on allowing Missouri into the Union in 1820, North Carolina Rep. Felix Walker requested a chance to speak. When his...
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A Bath or a Walk?
(YouTube link) Jackson knows his English words, but he’s a little fuzzy on judging whether his owner is giving him the runaround! -via Arbroath
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The Wisconsin Town That Didn’t Learn English for Five Generations
19th-century map courtesy of Deb Gunther In 1837 an Irishman from New York named John Hustis bought a plot of land 50 miles north of Madison, Wisconsin, and founded the town of Hustisford. For a few...
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Benedict
Forget English muffins, ham and hollandaise sauce, these Thanksgiving eggs benedict look delicious and are a great way to make your leftovers fun again (which can be hard to do after a few days). Link
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What The British Say And What They Mean
Photo: Today I Learned Something New I checked the office twice, no one here is British so I can’t confirm exactly how accurate this is. That being said, I am picturing all my favorite English movies...
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