Wisdom from a Welsh wordsmith
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This last June I took my family to Great Britain. We did much of what you would expect.
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[B]By IVANA MARTINI  Word to the wise, morsels: Never commit your brainstorms to cocktail napkins. I've been documenting the odd flashes of brilliance for some time, doodling inventions and scribbling pearl onions of wisdom between Gibsons.
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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says he was influenced by Jane Austen and other  genteel novelists.
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English-derived neologism bids for world domination God alone knows what Cervantes would have made of it, but the English term "blogosphere" has slithered onto the growing list of neologisms shoehorned into the noble Castillian language, joining chatear, chip, formatear, Internet and mÃ³dem in a burgeoning list of tech and net-based foreign vocab.â¦Learn &amp; Contribute, Live &amp; Online - The Register Debates Green Computing
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George W. Bush is mocked for strangling grammar. But he can hold his head up high in the new Oxford Dictionary of Quotations published on Thursday.
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"The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" by Francis Collins; Free Press.  The author, a giant in genetics research and leader of the Human Genome Project, describes how he came to see his Christian faith as intertwined with his scientific passions.
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An old master gives us an exemplary what-not-to-do list in her new book
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For those who have started their own business or are thinking of doing so, thereâs inspiration, comfort, camaraderie â as well as nitty-gritty advice â online.
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Finding the right words for tricky conversations with children.
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Being of sound mind and broken foot, I used terms my husband grasped.
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A mid Wales man with a terrifying and risky hobby explains why he is fascinated by extreme weather.
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Musings on sleep from scientists, philosophers, artists and more.
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Courageous, loyal, steadfast, honest, honorable, dignified, determined, rock solid, principled, unwavering, optimistic, unyielding, far-seeing, firm, compassionate and wise.
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For British people living abroad, a cryptic crossword can be a powerful link with home, says Hugh Schofield.
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A new DVD by Paul Owens offers genteel pet-training advice.
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Letâs not lose the plot. In defense of âbadâ words in childrenâs books.
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By Beth Musgrave, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Sep. 5--Rebecca Adams was a great cook, but she would never admit it.   She was a lover of words, a wizard at crossword puzzles.  "That was something she would admit to," joked Christopher Adams, her son.