English – the language that conquered the world

English – the language that conquered the world

In 1582, Richard Mulcaster, headmaster of the Merchant Taylors’ School in London, wrote: The English tongue is of small reach, stretching no further than this island of ours, nay not there all over. In 1935, H.L. Mencken, American writer and wit, began his article for...

Looking our best on the written page

Just as we should look our best whenever and wherever we meet people, including at home with our family—I’ve always thought it curious that with the people we love most in the whole world, we don’t care how sloppy and unkempt we look—it’s imperative we look our best...