Celebrating Colourful Compounds
To continue our series on phrasal or compound verbs, we’ve singled out some that begin with the …
20 Superfluous Words to Cut
Words of wisdom for an age when “there’s so much to be read, you never …
Semicolon: More Than Just a Mark
Semicolon – a punctuation mark that connects two related main clauses, or is that only …
Bask in Colourful Compounds
As simple as the compound verbs “blow out” and “break down” may sound, they …
Wicked Words
The Greeks saw politics as the noblest calling, and many people seem to have blind …
Delight in Colourful Compounds
single verb made up of multiple words? For some, compound verbs, or …
The Favorite Words of the US Presidential Candidates
The leading US presidential candidates’ 20 most frequently uttered words, as identified by Dictionary.com from …
Another 20 Superfluous Words to Cut
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” Who actually said …
Words of the 2000s
When it comes to new words, the 2000s seem to have been a decade of …
Isn’t “Chinese Checkers” from Germany?
The origins of words and expressions aren’t always what we expect. Stories have it that …