Hello again! Here’s some recent writing of mine that you may have missed:
Just Add “Just”: The Four-Letter Word That’s All Over Supermarket Shelves and Advertising Copy (Medium gift link)
Skippin’ Like a Dipshit: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz brings a “folksy” profanity into the spotlight (Strong Language blog)
Mavis Beacon: How the Betty Crocker of software got her name (Substack)
Some notable words of the week:
Reviews of the new brand names TRONQUE and PLONTS.
And a review of Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English.
