Month: June 2014

  • Lingual Shifts: Literary Classic Edition

    My daughter read “A Murder Is Announced”, by Agatha Christie for class. We found the below excerpt to be a fascinating example of how slang changes: What sort of a place is Chipping Cleghorn?’ asked Sir Henry.‘A large sprawling picturesque village. Butcher, baker, grocer, quite a good antique shop-two tea-shops. Self-consciously a beauty spot. Caters…