25 February 2024
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Watching a recent episode of RobWords (video at the end of this post), I was reminded of something I mused on about 15 years ago – why do we call England ‘Ingland’? Rob asked the same question and said that … Continue reading
22 February 2009
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As Jane and I strolled over Magdelen (pronounced ‘maudlin’) Bridge on the way into Oxford yesterday, we were discussing the arbitrary nature of English pronunciation. I quipped that the name of the language ought to be set up to give … Continue reading