My latest article for The Week is about book words – words you’ve learned from a book without learning the pronunciation. We’ve all had them, and there’s no shame in it:
Angry Sub-Editor
Patrick Neylan, Eeditor of business reports. Permanently angry about the abuse of English, maths and logic. Terms and conditions: by reading this blog you accept that all opinions expressed herein will henceforth be your opinions.
Corpus of Contemporary American English
385 million words of contemporary American English texts, searchable for finding frequency, collocations, syntactic roles, etc.
The Economist "Johnson" language blog
In this blog, named for the dictionary-maker Samuel Johnson, correspondents write about the effects that the use (and sometimes abuse) of language have on politics, society and culture around the world
The Lexicographer's Rules
The personal weblog of Grant Barrett, editor of the Double-Tongued Dictionary, a collection of words from the fringes of English.
The Nasty Guide to Nice Writing
A pervert and an uptight food freak, still stuck on their nasty divorce, give fresh and clear insight on grammar and writing.
The Phrase Finder
Origins of phrases, sayings, idioms and expressions.
World Wide Words
An excellent place to look for reliable information on the origins and uses of words and phrases.
You Don't Say
Veteran drudge John E. McIntyre writes about language, usage, journalism & arbitrarily chosen subjects.
You Don't Say
John McIntyre, whom James Wolcott calls “the Dave Brubeck of the art and craft of copy editing,” writes on language, editing, journalism, and other manifestations of human frailty.