Image: bluelivingideas The amount of insurance premium is affected by many factors. One of these is the level of risk associated by insurance companies with the client. The perception of risk need not even be actual since certain preconceived conditions can dictate how insurance premium rates will be computed. Let us consider the case of home insurance. Clients who are … [Read more...]
How new words come into being
I don’t feel snitty today because I just got a za from someone who blew me an air-kiss. It turned out the za was just a regift, but it was still a sprachgefuhl-like experience! An index card filed at the Merriam-Webster headquarters containing the word "snotty" and the information on when and where it was used in a publication. If you didn’t understand a word I said, … [Read more...]