If you were speaking to the Queen (directly), which of the following would you be more likely to use:

A) Your majesty honours us with your presence.
B) Your majesty honours us with her presence.

Today I learnt a candidate for the best English word ever. The 'ever' part is necessary, as it's an Old English word that looks to have completely fallen out of use, much to the language's loss. It is: hwaethwugu (properly, the 'ae' should be an ash). It means 'something'. An awesome word indeed ( Read more... )

I could give you a long rant about the failings of the McGill teaching style, but I'll spare you for the time being. Also, I'm hoping it will improve. Oh, it's not so bad, really. It just bothers me. Anyway ( Read more... )