World Wide Words
BevK April 27th, 2006
If you are a wordologist, you’ll love this site.
World Wide Words
More than 1600 pages on the origins, history, evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English language worldwide. New words and words in the news are regularly featured.
Lots of articles and information on words and phrases, and a section of reviews of books about words including dictionaries.
Sample articles include:
Beam me up, Scotty!: The linguistic legacy of Star Trek
Misplaced Modifiers: Sloppy writing that evokes odd images.
Eating crow: And other indigestibles
