Hello. So this is my first post in my new blog. I had contemplated making one, but put it off because I couldn't think of a nice, original name for the link. Good thing for me, I visited the library yesterday and picked up some fascinating books. I haven't read them too much so far, but at the moment I'm reading one called Crazy English, by Richard Lederer. It talks about all sorts of fun nuances in the English language. One thing it also does is list a bunch of phobias. I was thinking about each of them, then I knew I just had to claim this one. I'll leave it to the reader to find out what it means- I'm not saying it here.
So there's the first thing (well, maybe two things, if you looked up my word) you know about me. I'm a reader. But I'm not just a reader. I like my stories truthful, my books non-fiction, and my facts researchable. I don't like bs, basically. Fiction stories can be fun, but to be honest, you'll catch me reading the dictionary more than fiction. It's just how I've always been.
But beyond that, one of my passions is language. At the moment I'm formally studying Spanish and French (and I believe I'm pretty good with the former), but informally I've looked into Italian, Japanese, Scottish Gaelic, Polish, and at the moment, Icelandic. So don't expect me to know much (if anything, really) of the last list. I'll more or less understand French, and Spanish I will fully communicate in (but I am by no means fluent, oooh no.)
But it's not only foreign languages that I'm interested in. I love reading about English... whether it be history, odd words, sayings, and other quirks, or even reading into grammar (which I'll do with any language, really.) Speaking of history, another major interest of mine is etymology (the study of word histories.) One of my favourite sites is http://www.etymonline.com , and it has taught me so much since my discovery of it. I also enjoy studying the Indo-European language family tree, and seeing how cognates connect over amazingly vast differences (in location, time, and culture altogether!)


Overall, I consider myself weird compared to the whole of people, especially those my age. Who else would make a starting blog post like this, really? I feel that it is very long, but I haven't even started telling who I am. I suppose that's fine and well- I'll be revealed more as time goes on. For now I'll leave it at this. Feel free to comment...


Kate