The latest Vocabula Review has a particularly fine article about words by Julian Burnside. Just a small sample, he repeats legend that when Noah Webster's wife caught him embracing the maid, she said:"Noah, I'm surprised." He, still the lexicographer, said: "No, my dear.You are astonished. It is we who are surprised."
For new members, if you haven't gone there yet, do go
to www.julianburnside.com . Notice on first page at top, word Language. Click on it, and you will find material to keep you interested for many hours.