Spanish Linguist

Linguists experience the world differently.

I love to write.

Slogging through the letter C in Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries, and taking notes for my third book, I found several points of linguistic interest in the book’s discussion of the English word cilantro.

Yesterday I had a linguistic panic attack at my gym.

By now I’m well into the “c” section of Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries.

Yesterday I made good headway in Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: thirteen words, many of which will be useful grist for the mill of my next book.

My (adult) children still remember that when they they were schoolchildren, if they left the house in the morning but ran back a minute later crying “I forgot my lunch!”

After more months than I ever would have imagined, I have finally finished taking notes on David Crystal’s The Story of English in 100 Words.

[Note to the reader: I wrote this post two weeks ago but apparently forgot to publish it!

I’ve given up on often.

After taking some weeks off for summertime fun with my family I am now back to research for my third book.

As a first step in research for my new book I have continued to work my way through David Crystal’s inspirational The Story of English in 100 Words.