I recently finished reading the anthology edition of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Not only are the works that he produced amazingly well written, but the
Category: Language
The Dog Days of Summer
Many of us use colloquial phrases without knowing their exact origin. For many years, I thought I knew what the dog days of summer meant.
Not Strictly for the Birds
I did a lot, and I do mean a lot, of writing about idioms and colloquial phrases. I never did think of researching the origin
Nursery Rhymes Harrowing History – Part 1
As my youngest son gets older, his likes and dislikes are, of course, changing. My wife is great at changing things out. He has new
Just in the Nick of Time: Revisited
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
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
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