Besides the two quibbles I already stated, I had some problems with this. It seems as though Skinner's starting point on the whole issue might have been David Foster Wallace's essay on the dictionary in Consider the Lobster and Other Essays's romantic life, pay no attention to the dictionary behind ...
Dear Friends: Please don't hate me because this is so long. I hope that it's readable and informative. Ours, the American language, is a hospitable language composed of so many influences from outside the United States of America. Hopefully, we welcome with open arms people from other freedom lo...