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How come, you might ask, that a word spelled with -c- comes to be pronounced with an l ? Why this gross discrepancy between spelling and s...

We can’t agree on how to spell the name of the famous Dutch/Flemish painter(s): were Pieter B. the Elder and his relatives Breughel, Brueg...

I had a phone call a few days ago from someone trying to get in touch with David Rosewarne. The caller thought I might have his contact deta...

Londonist , a website “about London and everything that happens in it” offers a page of advice on London place names. Some of the advice...