English.stackexchange.com

‘Login’ or ‘log in’? One word or two? It’s an oft-debated question. I’m not proposing a hard-and-fast rule, though I do have my preferences. What this post offers is a handy way of choosing between one word and two...

One of the stranger things you've seen... but perhaps hadn't thought about... is the strange way in which older texts are capitalized.  Noticing this led me to our most recent Search Challenge which asks why the capitals seem scattered almost at random...

From Jon Lighter to ADS-L on the 29th, under the heading “hypercorrect pluralization of attributives”, this posting (in its entirety): (1) CNN is talking about “the Houthis rebels.” (2) I’ve recently heard “the movies industry.” (3) Plus (I hope you...

From the English Language & Usage Stack Exchange (“a question and answer site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts”), the intriguing question “What is a clyse?“: I’ve been reading about...

I’ve been away for a week and not posted for a month, so while I gear myself up for more, here are a few things: 1. Der Berg kreißt und gebiert eine Maus: a translator had to render this in English and of course the equivalent The mountain has laboured...