Map of lexical distances among European languages

The AlternateTransport blog has a Lexical Distance Among Languages of Europe 2015 map.

Stephen Fry on language pedants

In The Best Response to Grammar Nazis, Ever Hillary Kelly has a YouTube video of Stephen Fry hitting back at grammar pedants.

Mispronuciations the engine of language change

David Shariatmadari in 8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today explores some of the common errors of pronunciation we all make. He goes on to explain how common types of mistakes have led to permanent changes in English.

There are bound to be things we've read or are vaguely familiar with, but not able to pronounce as we are supposed to.

The term "supposed" opens up a whole different debate, of course. Error is the engine of language change, and today's mistake could be tomorrow's vigorously defended norm. There are lots of wonderful examples of alternative pronunciations or missteps that have become standard usage.

He goes on to document some of his favourite examples.

The decline of whom

In For Whom the Bell Tolls Megan Garber writes about the slow death of "whom".