Tip of the Tongue

English is a mélange of roots and forms from various languages.  This creates a rich language but unfortunately quite a lot of confusion. I...

It is true that a rose is a rose is a rose, but why is it a rose? The answer to that is like Tolstoy’s description of an unhappy marriage: ...

As was explained in the previous post, each language poses a different level of challenge to those who wish to learn it, depending on vario...

As a connoisseur of linguistic delights, I have learned to appreciate the unique ways each language approaches communication, often wishin...

In root-poor languages, such as Hebrew, all roots are used to their maximum in terms of producing noun, verb, and adjective forms.  For ex...