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Last week we looked at what the Germans and English call a mixture of beer and 7-Up, but I haven't exhausted this topic yet (and am stil...

I am once again offering this fun survey of the English language, described by one of my students as "the best course I've ever ...

When it comes to adopting words from English, German is as enthusiastic about borrowing as a teenage girl let loose on the clothes in her si...

Your pet is watching you A Wordlady correspondent has inquired whether the past tense of the verb "pet" is " petted ...

I've been binge-watching Mad Men to catch up on the seasons I missed. While watching, most of my brain is naturally occupied in think...

A Wordlady correspondent has asked about the pronunciation of "divisive". He pronounces it "di VICE iv", and the "d...

As I mentioned last week, as a result of my CBC interview about Stuart McLean's pronunciations of "schedule" and "raspbe...