Ben Zimmer
language columnist, linguist, lexicographer, word nut
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Word Routes
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
"Occupy" Named 2011 Word of the Year
Now Presenting: The Nominees for the 2011 Word of the Year
Language Log
Nominees for 2011 Word of the Year
Green's Dictionary of Slang: An Appeal
Transitive "disappear"? Not in this country!
On Language
On Language - The Future Tense
On Language - ‘Have Your Cake and Eat It Too’
On Language - Pigskin Parlance