Dictionaries
Dictionaries sometimes make me feel dumb. I take the time to look up a word I don’t know, often to find that the definition contains one or more other words for which I don’t know the meaning. By… Read More
Dictionaries sometimes make me feel dumb. I take the time to look up a word I don’t know, often to find that the definition contains one or more other words for which I don’t know the meaning. By… Read More
How does a language evolve to contain contranyms, i.e., words with opposite meanings (e.g., Bolt – to fasten or to flee quickly)? After all, throughout history there were professional lexicographers keeping track of words and their definitions. A… Read More