A Walk in the WoRds

Sorry I have not written any posts lately. I have taken a new job as a marketing specialist which allows me to write on a very regular basis...

" I’ve been doing a lot of flying recently, which has me thinking about the term  flight attendant . It is undeniably clunky. And yet h...

Geoffrey Pullum has an excellent post about the International Phonetic Alphabet at Lingua Franca today. You can read it at this link . Fol...

“I’m so New Orleans, when I go out of town people ask me if I’m Canadian.” A joke, right? No, it seems that, contrary to all expectations...

There is an interesting post on Language Log about the following image.

"The face of a child can say it all.  Especially the mouth part of the face." - Jack Handey

Hilarious. I came across this video while doing research for a reading class I am teaching.

I am definitely hiring this guy to write the ad if I ever sell a car on Craigslist. 1997 Jeep Cherokee  (XJ) 220K Miles 4.0 L in...

While the contradiction itself is humorous, this photo also would have been a perfect photo to go with last Friday's post . Image v...

My first thought upon seeing this plate from a distance was, "underway, cute and appropriate." As I got closer, I noticed I ha...