All good stuff, but my favourite part was when he pointed out that the Greek word "borborygmos" has been excluded from the new Ancient Greek-English Lexicon being prepared in Cambridge.

所有好事情中，我最欣赏的是他指出希腊词“borborygmos”已经从剑桥正在编纂的古希腊-英语词典中被剔除了。

youdao

Inflaxoinal Morphology was a lexicon method of coining words in ancient Mongolian while not used in modern Mongolian.

内部屈折法是古代蒙古语的一种构词方法，而现代蒙古语中它不是一种构词方法。

youdao

Apply all that new technology to an ancient lexicon of good manners that precluded not only the preparation but the cutting of food at Chinese tables, rich or poor, and you have no need for any tableware beyond your chopsticks, a couple of serving pieces, and a slippery porcelain spoon for soup.

NEWYORKER: A Fork of One��s Own