Could A Language Change Families?
If any language in the world could have become something different, it would have been English, the language that seems to beat up others in an alley.
Why do people say “me and my friend”?
Short answer: English probably works differently than we think it does Long answer: People use their native language effortlessly provided they don’t have something physically wrong with their brain or any other sort of mental impairment. Language is an amazingly complex thing. We have adjectives, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, verbs, conjunctions and all sorts of other […]
“bae” does not come from “Before All Else”
Let’s talk about acronyms. There is a story going around that “bae” comes from “Before All Else”. There are similar stories like this and all of them are wrong. Here are some of them. “posh” comes from “Port Out Starboard Home” “fuck” comes from “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” and so on The problem with these […]
The words “man”, “woman”, “male” and “female”
The article explores the etymology of the words “man,” “woman,” “male,” and “female,” debunking common misconceptions associated with them. It highlights that “man” originally meant “person,” while “woman” derived from “wifman.” The author emphasizes the role of folk etymology in shaping misconceptions about these terms and encourages educating others.
