by M. W. Wollacott | Oct 9, 2024 | Etymology, Mark My Words, Podcast, What's in a Word
Germany is in uproar. The language authorities – something we English would never have, have given into those damn anglos. They have approved “the idiot’s apostrophe”. Well, in some uses and not others. Well, apart from being called idiots by the Germans (let...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Beasts and Monsters, Etymology, What's in a Word
Ok, I have a thing for bears. It’s not the cuteness though it might be a childhood evolution of loving Winnie the Pooh. They are surprising human-like in some aspects, are powerful despite all the fluff, and have permeated our mythologies. So you can imagine my shock...
