While history is one of my favorite things, the history of language is the epicenter of my favorite historical things to explore. For about two
Category: Idiom
A Culture of Food: Spots for spot?
It happens to me every year around this time. On the side of almost every rural North Carolina coastal town, I see a sign: fresh
“It’s a Catch-22”
“It’s a catch-22; you gotta have money to make money.” “It’s a catch-22; you can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience
Are you Ready for Freddy or Ready for Freddie?
As Queen took the stage, Roger Taylor would ask from behind his drumset, “ready Freddie?” Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, and his bandmates would then proceed
Parent’s Guide to Generation Z’s Lingo
While it is true that not all generations are homogenous groups, you’ll find some that bleed through the lines of that generations start and stop
Proverbs: The Jabo of Liberia
Author of the classic novel Don Quixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes said that “proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experiences”. Like
