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
Tag: Phrases
“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
Just in the Nick of Time: A History of Interesting Idioms and Colloquial Phrases – Part 5
“We have reached the halfway point in our ten part series where we investigate the history behind some of the most interesting idioms and those clever colloquial phrases that we all use but never take the time to find out what they really mean.”
