I read Ville Eloranta’s book 125 Myths about the Finnish Language. On every page, this deft little opus refutes a misconception about the Finnish language. Myth number 1: Finnish is the most difficult language to learn. This notion is based on the fact that most other European languages are related to each other and, of course, a related language is easier to learn. Myth number 9: People today make more grammatical errors than before. In fact, the native speaker rarely makes actual grammatical errors (like “I are”); most of his errors involve spelling or punctuation. Myth number 12: The Internet has ruined the literary tradition. This is unlikely to be true, because people write more than ever before. Indeed, the spectrum of what appears in print has actually expanded; chat messages include colloquialisms that in the past were spoken but not written down. You may read about the other 122 language myths in the book; they hold few surprises for a professional language cop. However, I liked the readability of the book and its laid-back style. Eloranta’s book made a good read for a two-hour train trip.