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The Exclamation Mark Epidemic – English’s Punctuation Pandemic


Posted on July 31, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on The Exclamation Mark Epidemic – English’s Punctuation Pandemic

Welcome to the digital age, where texts and tweets rule the roost, and English has succumbed to a peculiar plague - the Exclamation Epidemic! Dive into this chapter as we…[...]

Posted in English Language

Puns and Punditry


Posted on June 19, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on Puns and Punditry

Puns and Punditry - Celebrating English's Clownish Charm In the vibrant spectacle of the English language, idioms perform acrobatics while puns, true to form, clown around. These linguistic jesters gleefully…[...]

Posted in English Language

The Invasion of the Idioms


Posted on June 12, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on The Invasion of the Idioms

When Language Gets Lost in Translation Introduction Diving into the English language without understanding its idioms is like trying to bake a cake with a hammer. Technically, it is possible,…[...]

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Colonizing the World, One Word at a Time


Posted on June 4, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on Colonizing the World, One Word at a Time

Colonizing the World As the Great Vowel Shift settled down and English caught its breath, it glanced around and, like a restless teenager, decided it was time to see the…[...]

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The Great Vowel Shift


Posted on May 29, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on The Great Vowel Shift

The World's Worst Game of Musical Chairs If the English language had a Facebook relationship status with its vowels, it would undoubtedly be "It's complicated." The Great Vowel Shift came…[...]

Posted in English Language

The Era of Shakespeare – Early Modern English Unplugged


Posted on May 22, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on The Era of Shakespeare – Early Modern English Unplugged

Unveiling the Era of Shakespeare In the annals of English history, a dramatic period filled with linguistic flair is "the time when English got its groove back." The Elizabethan era…[...]

Posted in English Language

The Evolution of English – From Linguistic Casserole to…


Posted on May 15, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on The Evolution of English – From Linguistic Casserole to…

The Evolution of English In the misty isles now known as England, there once was no English. Surprisingly, the land was a melange of languages with contributions from Celtic, Latin…[...]

Posted in English Language

Pendragon Sleighs – The Series


Posted on April 1, 2024 | Posted on Slay Pendragon | Leave a Comment on Pendragon Sleighs – The Series

Pendragon Sleighs: A Linguistic Odyssey "Pendragon Sleighs" is not just a series; it’s a linguistic odyssey that chronicles the legendary exploits of Slay Pendragon. Marked by destiny under the celestial…[...]

Posted in Series Descriptions, English Language
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