Lost in the Pond...

And "A reckful and sensical analysis."

Running behind on a few fronts, so I’m going to let a couple of online videos do the heavy lifting for today’s post! First up are a few videos from “Lost in the Pond,” a British-American comedian’s analysis of how things are actually different in America from his earlier life in England. His YouTube channel covers many aspects of culture, but language lovers will find more than a few videos to appreciate:

And here’s an observation about the back-formation of the word “chalant” and how back-formations often begin as cheeky wordplay. (You might need to unmute it.)

Thanks to Janice for finding me both of these!