3 Ways to Be Funnier Using Language
Everyone wants to have a healthy sense of humor. Here are three tips for using language to be funnier and improve your comedic sensibilities.
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Who’s on First Had How Many Homophones?
Abbott and Costello’s timeless “Who’s on First” sketch relied on a surprising number of humorous homophones. Here’s how many homophones we found.
Writer Quotes that Inspire and Make Us Think
Great writers inspire us and teach us to think broadly. We’ve collected writer quotes about authorship, language, and design.
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
Resolve to give your pen the power and attention it deserves this year. Here are 10 New Year’s resolutions for writers.
Christmas Trivia to Get Everyone into the Holiday Spirit!
These 25 Christmas trivia questions separate the party-goers from the true merry-makers. Here’s a ton of fun Christmas trivia for kids from 1 to 92.
15 English Language Peculiarities
You don’t have to look very far to find some real quirks in the English language. Here are fifteen of our favorite English language peculiarities.
The Language of Star Wars – Part 3
Our final installment of The Language of Star Wars is here, and we’ve suggested that one character’s speaking style may actually hold a major plot clue when The Force Awakens.
The Language of Star Wars – Part 2
We’re continuing our series exploring the language of Star Wars and how linguistics contributed to the films’ success. What can this week’s Star Wars characters teach us about The Force Awakens?
The Language of Star Wars – Part 1
The Star Wars fanosphere is abuzz with anticipation for Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Will the iconic language styles of trilogies past be reflected in the new films?
Adam’s House Cat? The Story Behind the Expression
What’s up with the expression, “I wouldn’t know him from Adam’s house cat”? Where in the world did that saying come from? Robert Hendrickson explains it in The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms. He writes: The Southern expression “I wouldn’t know him from Adam’s house cat” is an attempt to improve upon “I …