English Words World

If you're an Anglophile or a lover of the English language, you might enjoy Michael Quinion's World Wide Words. He calls it a British view of international English. He has a newsletter, sells his books, offers articles, answers questions, provides links and general weirdness. I especially like a section on the front page entitled SIC! No, this isn't the same as "sick" (but it might be). For example, there I found this gem of humor:

I was at a meeting the other day that included a sandwich lunch. Mine was Italian Chicken, whose other ingredients were Italian pesto, black pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and free-range mayonnaise. It was sad to think of those cute little mayonnaises, running around unconstrained and happy until it was time for them to join the rest of the ingredients in my sandwich.

Now, I encounter these linguistic annoyances/amusements constantly, and I'd love to run to this blog to post them, but I usually forget by the time I reach home. How long, Oh Lord, until my brain is wired to the web? Anyway, you wouldn't find them very useful. Maybe I'll just send them to Michael from now on.