March 2006
99 Bottles of Beer | Start
by 2 othersThis Website holds a collection of the Song 99 Bottles of Beer programmed in different programming languages. Actually the song is represented in 929 different programming languages and variations.
AskOxford: Frequently Asked Questions
(via)We have built a database of some of the questions sent in to the Oxford Word and Language Service team, so it is likely that if your question is a fairly broad one on grammar, usage, or words then it will be answered here.
January 2006
Tolkien's Not-So-Secret Vice
(via)In 1931, Tolkien wrote an essay about the somewhat peculiar hobby of devising private languages. He called it A Secret Vice. But in Tolkien's case, the "vice" can hardly be called secret anymore.
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