Or try the
Jane Austin Homepage, dedicated to the famous “Calamity
Jane” Austin, early 19th Century Texan author,
frontierswoman, and proto-feminist. With reviews of her works
including
Winchester Park, The Persuader, and
Fence and Fencibility.
World Wide Words
–
Michael Quinion’s language pages, including “Turns of Phrase”,
“Topical Words”, “Weird Words”, and articles about
the English language
The problem with
defending the purity of the English language is that English is about
as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion,
English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them
unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.