An Informal Poll

If you were moving to a country notable for its lack of English-language bookstores and libraries ...

... and so you had to bring with you every book you want to read for the next year ...

... which books would you choose?

Fun with Arabic

At my sister's request, I'm going to be posting bits & pieces about Arabic as I learn it. Today's Arabic lesson is simple: English words that we have gotten from the Arabic language. We all know that words like genie and harem are from Arabic, and most of us have heard that algebra and alcohol are from Arabic words -- but ( some of these may surprise you! )