Dictionary

Definitions for words and phrases and I make up.

American Plainspeak vs. British Accents

Comparing language conventions across the pond.

The European Trinity

If language is the essence of the mind, then Europe is comprised of three supercultures: Germanic, Romantic and Slavic.

Computer programming is the art and science of doublespeak — you must write for humans and computers at the same time. Like if one French and one Spanish-speaking person each asked who I am, to say: "Jack" would answer both. But if I were to say: "My name is Jack," that could confuse them since the French-speaker would've needed: "Je m'appelle Jack" and the Spanish: "Mi nombre es Jack." But computers are unforgiving, so if you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't join the circus.