In a Train Carriage Going Nowhere (35: Language)

"Words generally don’t spring up from nowhere. By and large they each have some lengthy backstory behind them, an origin back that goes thousands of years, often into a different part of the world." Surrounded by books, and listening to the chatter of birds, I have a lot of opportunity to reflect on the nature of language. Join me in my train carriage for a long journey to nowhere, where the local lingo changes every few minutes.