The Swift Précis

The Swift Précis Is a Tuesday feature where I choose what I found the most interesting reading during the past week and piece it together for your browsing pleasure. Most of it will be from blogs and other internet offerings — with appropriate links. But when I choose something in print, I will reference that as best I can too, for you to look up and follow if you so choose.

https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/who-are-you-and-why-are-you-at-my-gym/

This is an excellent piece on the impact of fad gym users on serious gym users.

The evolution of living languages Guest post by Nitay Arbel

After this I definitely prefer our descriptive to prescriptive languages. Definitely a Libertarian concept.

https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/alma-1-beethoven-2/

An excellent piece on the evolution (devolution) of singing voices and ranges over the past hundred-plus years.

https://www.cedarwrites.com/2019/01/25/10-gmo-myths-and-realities/

Finding true peer-reviewed studies about the dangers of GM foods is harder than the needle in the haystack.

https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/29/remembering-and-forgetting/

Nice description of Western Civilization.

https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/axel-axle-labor-labour-and-labour/

Enjoyable contemplation of words.