Speaking of Words: How Many Words Could English Have?

If you count chemical names such as dimethylformamide and monothioglycerol, or medicines such as rivaroxaban and zanubrutinib, you would think the number of possible English words is effectively infinite, even if you place a limit on the number of syllables they can have.

NH Secrets, Legends and Lore: Red Squirrel Chaos

Come the end of summer, when the pine cones open to release their seeds/nuts, joining together with the colorful leaves of the fall’s deciduous trees, the sound that accompanies this moment is the loud and joyful tittering of red squirrels as they alert their brothers and sisters to the abundance above.