Tip of the Tongue

                                                                   [Mountain and foggy valley*] Anybody that has ever asked for a quote for ...

  [candies*] Multi-disciplinary research conferences create certain feelings - among them ignorance and wonder. Researchers in many differen...

  [cat with lion in mirror*] Through historical events, languages encounter each other and leave linguistic marks. Specifically, foreign roo...

  [salad ready for preparation*] This past week, I had the great pleasure of participating both as a speaker and listener in the online BP W...

  [Foundations of an old house*] English is the ultimate collector of words, building on roots from any language it encounters. Yet, sometim...

[Thanksgiving table*] Every country has at least one annual event that transcends differences in religion, generation, race and background. ...

  [brain in four parts*] Sammuel Beckett is the exception proving the rule. While he only learned French at the university, he wrote many of...