"I recently discovered that this word comes from Latin (spelunca, -ae: cave). I was so shocked that I had to come here and write about it. Honestry,..." more...
"Beloved of opera, mellisma is the technique of slurring a sound over several notes. It instantly transforms music into a fluid and flowing art form,..." more...
"What do I feel about this word? On the one hand it sounds beautiful: the vowels and consonants run into, over and through each other to form a word..." more...
"What do I feel about this word? On the one hand it sounds beautiful: the vowels and consonants run into, over and through each other to form a word..." more...
"What do I feel about this word? On the one hand it sounds beautiful: the vowels and consonants run into, over and through each other to form a word..." more...
"Schadenfreude seems to be one of the most primal pleasures. Television shows abound are filled with examples: man falls off ladder, child flies off..." more...
"It seems ironic that we venerate petrichor, that essence of the earth and the rain, on the most unnatural of media (or is it?), the internet." more...
"Why don't more people know this word? It is useful, and has a simple enough meaning; once you get past the Hellenic-derived spelling it is relatively..." more...
"Modern life is one short bite-sized piece of information after another. The internet, symbol of the age, is designed to actively fire information at..." more...
"Why are the forces for the universe set the way they are? Why am I so happy? Why did I catch the train today? Some will say that these are merely..." more...
"The window smashes. You feel the wind whistle past you. It all ends. Somewhere, in your last flicker of conscious thought, you realise that there is..." more...
"Oxygen is brought into our blood via the lungs, whence it rides the blood to our every extremity. It is vital for aerobic respiration, which produces..." more...
"How do we know about the ancient writing systems? What order were they in, what names did they have? Abecedaria are documents of any form (most..." more...
"Formed from the first three letters of the Arabic one, this is a system of writing which includes only consonants. In the Semitic languages the abjad..." more...
"This word, refering to a disease caused by fine quartz particles, is that most commonly mentioned as the longest in the English language. It is also..." more...
"Now used to mean "prehistoric", this word etymologically refers to "before the flood" (the one described in the book of Genesis). I don't mind; it..." more...
"Aside from seanahan's valid rebuttal, I think that you've made a substantial error, jonjonz, by confusing the properties of sound and meaning. You..." more...
