“Pinker’s love for the nuts and bolts of language
(he calls verbs his ‘little friends’)
is equally matched by his appreciation for,
and command of, the way it’s put together,
making him the ideal guide to the subject.”
— Laurence Phelan, review of The Stuff of Thought:
Language as a Window into Human Nature ,
by Steven Pinker, in The Independent on Sunday,
June 22, 2008
“Say hello to my little friend.”
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen.