Talking Nonce Sense

I was reading this evening about different names for various types of words (a man’s got to relax somehow). Some I’ve mentioned here before, like ideophones. But I came across one term I’d never heard of before: a nonce word. Continue reading

Why do so Many Negative Words Begin with N?

No, not, nothing, neither, nor, none, nil, no-one, nobody, nowhere.

Notice a pattern?

Why do so many negative words begin with N? Continue reading