Verbs evolve and homogenize at a rate inversely proportional to their prevalence in the English language, according to a formula developed by Harvard University mathematicians who’ve invoked ...

The challenge tests 10 common irregular verbs and their simple past forms. Have becomes had, take becomes took, fly becomes flew and sing becomes sang. The list continues through taught, ate, read, ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I’ll return with fresh material. For decades, ...