Language, then, like everything else, gradually transforms itself over the centuries. There is nothing surprising in this. In a world where humans grow old, tadpoles change into frogs, and milk turns into cheese, it would be strange if language alone remained unaltered. – Jean Atchison, Language Change: Progress or Decay?, p. 4 Many communities have…
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How Full is the Glass?
So often we hear this classic metaphor used to describe a person’s outlook on life, or a specific event. More often than not, the outlook being discussed is neatly placed in a box, and attached a tag marking it as pessimistic, or optimistic. Some views however, are not so neatly packaged. The glass is not…
