For once, the Language Nerd is asking the questions, not answering them! I’m joined by Bianca Clarke, a hip-hop artist from Mobile, Alabama, and the winner of both Hottest Female Mixtape and Hottest Breakout Artist at the 2015 Alabama Music Awards. She sat down with me to talk about language, hip-hop, and the language of […]
Happy Mardi Gras, Language Nerd! Why do the parade “krewes” spell “crew” with a k? Thanks! Gwen H. *** Dear Gwen, Happy Mardi Gras to you too! The word “krewe” is an American Mardi Gras original. Mobile, Alabama, had Carnival celebrations waaaaay back in 1711, when the “Boeuf Gras Society” tramped up and down Dauphin […]