68 | Why English Is So Strange

Thank you Longform for finding fascinating pieces. This one from Aeon, “English is Not Normal,” picks apart some distinct eccentricities of the language in which we are writing. Although it was written by a linguist, the essay is approachable, not too technical.

Image: “Children and their teacher at school in Chelsea, england, during a spelling lesson,” 1912, The new York Times, via Wikimedia Commons