Usually, we introduce a person by name before using a pronoun, but cataphora flips the script ("Before he left, John…
Hypercorrection is the linguistic tragedy of trying so hard to be right that you end up wrong. From the awkwardness…
Old English possessed a grammatical rarity called the "dual number", using specific pronouns—*wit* (we two) and *git* (you two)—to refer…
English is the only major language that capitalizes the first-person singular pronoun "I", a quirk that many assume stems from…
How do we know who "he" is in the sentence "John said he was tired"? While English leaves it ambiguous,…
In many languages, pronouns are simple stand-ins like 'I' or 'they'. But in Wolof, a major language of West Africa,…
Most languages count one and many, but what about a number for precisely two? Discover the "grammatical dual", a lost…
Ever notice how a simple shift from "You make me angry" to "I feel angry when..." can change a whole…
Ever wonder who decides when a word like 'rizz' is official? This post delves into the surprisingly political world of…
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