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
Category: Language
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
This I Believe
I gave my students an assignment based on the radio pioneer Edward R. Murrow’s short essay series that he asked his listeners to write. Since
“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
The Pop Culture Kings present The Archives of Wisdom 