Monthly Archives: February 2011

In addition to the A Word a Day email that I’ve mentioned before, I get a Spanish Palabra¹ del día message². PDD takes a different form than AWAD, consisting of a longer narrative about the word’s history. Because English has … Continue reading →

I’m currently reading The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World’s Most Perplexing Cold Cases, by Michael Capuzzo. I’ve been a fan of murder mysteries, true crime, and legal dramas for as long as I … Continue reading →

Now you know what The Professor’s life is like, living with me. It must have been Word Week in the funny papers