Jul
10
Les Contrepèteries
July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The French have given us many great things : donkey salami, sultry women who dress well, the world’s best cuisine, militant farmers and, thankfully, a deep-rooted fear of the encroaching English language . . . . . .If you have a childish , almost puerile sense of humour (and a small grasp of French) then […]
Feb
1
English language through Iraqi eyes
February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Fans of the English language check out this from an Iraqi blogger . . . very insightful: If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese?