Sample Blind Tasting for free
Read sample chapters of Blind Tasting at SmashwordsWord 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
Topics
Top Posts
Archives
Word Travels
Tag Archives: linguistic merger
Go and Went
If you hear someone say ‘I goed’ and you are a fluent speaker of English, you probably assume it’s a child in the midst of learning their native tongue, albeit with a few over-generalizations of word-formation rules, or an adult … Continue reading
Posted in language change, Semantics
Tagged language change, linguistic merger, syncretism
5 Comments