With summer reading programs in full swing, I am always looking for new books to share with my kiddos. I especially...

Notional grammars traditionally verbs as “words that denote actions and states of being.” A verb phrase consists of a verb plus...

<cat> “feline” from Old English catt Words Sums Cat Cat + s -> cats Cat + ed -> catted Cat +...

As I have written many times before, the line between grammatical forms is blurry at best, especially among lexical categories like...

<pter> “feather, wing” from Greek pteron Word Sums Pter + ide + ine -> pteridine Pter + ide + ine +...

What is grammar? The popular notion is actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language. But linguistics...

Notional grammars define verbs as “words that denote actions and states of being.” A verb phrase consists of a verb plus...

I love all forms of word play. Before Easter, I heard a local news reporter pronounce the word <lambasted> “to criticize...

  <kin> “family; race; kind, sort, rank; nature” from Old English cynn Word Sums Kin a + Kin -> akin Kin...

<rain> “water from clouds” from Old English regn “rain” Word Sums Rain Rain + s -> rains Rain + ed ->...