a-prefixing in pop music (1951-2014)
An analysis of a-prefixing (e.g. in a-laughing and a-singing) as it occurs in American pop music (1951-2014), with accompanying videos featuring songs in which it is used
Read More"Put up" or "can it"?
An analysis of variation in terms for canning in the Middle Rockies
Read MoreSports idioms in Top Ten music (1951-2014)
Here I take a look at how sports idioms are used in American pop music (1951-2014) and provide videos of songs in which of these idioms are used.
Read More"Moonshine" in the Rocky Mountains
This post focuses on the different terms used to talk about unlicensed liquor in the Middle Rockies.
Read MoreMore eggcorns in tweets
A post of even more eggcorns found in a 2013 Twitter collection
Read MoreEggcorns in Top 10 lyrics
A presentation of eggcorns found in a collection of lyrics from American pop music (1951-2014), with accompanying videos
Read MoreBlame it on the rain*: "Gutters" in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies
An analysis of variation in terms for gutters in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies
Read MoreQuiver me timbers: Variants of "aspen" in the Middle Rockies
An analysis of variation in terms denoting aspen in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies
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