Should language have gender?

September 15, 2020September 13, 2020 ~ withawhy99 ~ 4 Comments

Image: Sleeping Hermaphroditus, Louvre; Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. Source I have a feeling that most of the mistakes I make in French and German have to do with not knowing or not remembering the gender of a noun, and thus the associated changes that have to be made in articles and adjectives. I … Continue reading Should language have gender?

Wise words from a toddler

July 31, 2019July 17, 2020 ~ withawhy99 ~ 8 Comments

Along with some of my own writing from the past, as I was packing up recently I came across a book in which I recorded things my son said between the ages of three and six. As many have noted, children at this age have such a fresh and surprising approach to language that can … Continue reading Wise words from a toddler