Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities

The ultimate gift for wordsmiths and lovers of language: a word for every day of the yearOpen the...

Around the World in 80 Words

From Monte Carlo to Shanghai, Bikini to Samarra, Around the World in 80 Words is a whimsical voya...

Word Drops

If you're logofascinated, you are literally spellbound by language.This surprising compen...

CVD of Compound Semiconductors

Chemical growth methods of electronic materials are the keystone of microelectronic device proces...

The British Isles

Did you knowthat the oldest tree in Wales is a yew in Llangernyw in Conwy, thought to be around 4...

Why Is This a Question?

Why don't eleven and twelve end in -teen? The rest of our counting system sits in neatly arithmet...

A Winter Dictionary

A Winter Dictionary