Far from being a sign of poor education, Appalachian English is a complex, rule-governed dialect rooted in Elizabethan history and…
Explore the metal-crushing metaphors and poetic riddles of Old English known as Kennings. From the "whale-road" to the "bone-house", discover…
Why do we say "feet" instead of "foots"? It isn't a random quirk of English grammar, but the result of…
Old English possessed a grammatical rarity called the "dual number", using specific pronouns—*wit* (we two) and *git* (you two)—to refer…
While modern English relies on the Latin alphabet, our language was originally written in the angular, 33-character runic system known…
While most people know the word "curry" hails from India, few realize that everyday English words like "mango", "catamaran", and…
Trace the rise and fall of the Scots language, from its golden age as the official tongue of kings and…
Explore the fascinating mechanics of Aitken’s Law, the phonological rule that gives Scots its distinctive, choppy rhythm and sets it…
Discover why linguists consider Frisian to be the closest living sibling to the English language. This article explores the Anglo-Frisian…
Confused why "Peking" became "Beijing", or why "Quran" is sometimes spelled "Koran"? It all comes down to the linguistic battle…
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