Sample Blind Tasting for free
Read sample chapters of Blind Tasting at Smashwords
Now available as an audiobook! "Great book, a must read" -- Rebecca's Reads (five stars)
Word of the Day
LEGERDEMAIN (Noun, English) Skilled, dexterous use of the hands when performing magical tricks. Has also taken on a pejorative meaning of deceit or trickery. Note: Cited originally in English during the 16th century. From the French phrase 'léger de main' (light of hand).
-
Recent Posts
-
Recent Tweets
- RT @trishankkarthik: @heyrutvik I find it very productive to read other people's source code, especially source code I respect Good code j… 1 day ago
- @NorCalispurple Everyone should watch Leon Ichaso's Cuban film (w/English subtitles) Azucar Amarga ("Bitter Sugar"). Powerful. 2 days ago
- @lumidek Terrible news, so sad to hear it. 1 week ago
- @NorCalispurple Me, too. *Carolina Dog 1 week ago
- @joelcomm 5 bil every time 1 week ago
- @NorCalispurple Thank you! He is 7 months old now, golden retriever/catahoula/mountain cur/ carolina rescue. As they say, he rescued me. 1 week ago
- My Furry Valentine https://t.co/JiiPMBYvvQ 1 week ago
- @PaulSkallas And, if food, -homemade- Med food, not the sugary/starchy pre-made stuff. 2 weeks ago
Topics
Top Posts
Archives
Word Travels
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Vamp 22: The Neighbor’s House
Dean has the cab drop him several blocks from the bar in Georgetown. Instinctively he pulls his baseball cap lower over his forehead to shield his eyes which are no longer hidden behind dark glasses. He thinks consciously about how … Continue reading
Plural Logic
Forming the plural of a noun in English is pretty easy — mostly you add final -s to the singular form (with occasional spelling modifications: story -> stories). Linguists refer to nouns that form their plurals with final -s as … Continue reading
Posted in etymology, language change, Word Usage
Tagged garments, meaning change, plurals
Leave a comment
