Linguistics

January 16, 2012
By James R Coffey

For a linguist like myself, one of the most revealing–and often most humorous–aspects of any language are those little idiosyncratic aberrations referred to as adages, aphorisms, and idioms*.  I’m sure you know what I’m...

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What Was Considered “Funny” 2000 Years Ago?

July 18, 2011
By James R Coffey

A story left to us by the famous Roman historian Livy, tells of a man known only as Ishmael who in the year 4 CE traveled the Near East showcasing an astonishing mule he’d...

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Wood Yew? (A Coppicial L’eaves-dropping)

July 5, 2011
By James R Coffey

Wood yew? I’m knot that board.  Butt, Gingerwood. Ahhh . . . already popped yew’r knothole, huh? Could bee I like my studs aged. Hey, I’m knot that green! Too soft to split oak,...

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