An Introduction to the CIFC blog
Whether you’re visiting for the first time or just looking to make an informed deep dive into the Primer’s archive, these posts are a great place to start.
Word of the Day: Clue
Today’s word of the day comes courtesy of The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud (https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/). Mr. Stroud began his podcast in June of 2012, and it has continued […]
Word of the Day: Principal
Today’s Word of the Day is principal. The word can be either an adjective or a noun. As an adjective, it means “first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; […]
Word of the Day: Unctuous
Today’s word of the day is unctuous. The adjective has three possible meanings: 1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or […]
Word of the Day: Ham-handed
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of A.Word.A.Day at the Wordsmith.org website, is ham-handed, an adjective that means “clumsy; tactless; lacking social grace” (https://wordsmith.org/words/today.html). According to the website, the earliest […]
What does it mean to be human?
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner poses several questions which it is not necessarily easy to answer. The most important of these is what the film is about. While Blade Runner is […]
I Robot
I Robot is a film which, while it is no way as sophisticated, or frankly, as interesting as Blade Runner still offers up questions and points of conversation regarding what […]
What Makes Us Humans: A Story of an Android
What makes us humans? This question popped up in my mind as I was watching A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg. The movie addresses this issue by introducing the relationship […]
Dr. Schleifer Interview: Johnson's Work Left Room for Improvement
In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]
Dr. Schleifer Interview: The Success of the OED and Samuel Johnson as an Inspiration
In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]
Dr. Schleifer Interview: How Samuel Johnson Became a Christian in College
In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]
Dr. Schleifer Interview: Elitist Criticism of the Oxford English Dictionary
In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]
How would the OASIS work in real life?
Gaming is the biggest platform in media. It makes the most money every year compared to movies, books, television, streaming services, etc. It’s only natural that VR has become a […]