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'Run for their money': Why do we say this, plus ‘par for the course’ and more? 3 fun origin stories
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe sports field has inspired many popular expressions today, including "par for the course" and "a...
They/Them and the evolution of English
NPR· 2 days agoHer books include null and null. She also co-hosts the show ...Michigan Radio. She was a member of the Usage Panel for the American Heritage Dictionary from 2005-2018. This ...
Today's NYT Wordle Hints and Answer - Help for May 22, #1068 - CNET
CNET· 5 days agoToday's Wordle answer is not the most common word, and has one uncommon letter that may trip you up....
JCHS valedictorian chased her dream 4,000 miles
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoShe started watching more English-speaking television shows. She had her mother get her a Spanish-English dictionary. By eighth grade ...
A disillusioned Conservative asks: does any party deserve my vote?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSIR – I am one of those disillusioned Tory voters discussed in previous letters (May 24). I finally...
Why Milwaukee has bubblers instead of water fountains
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMilwaukee appears to be ground zero for the use of bubbler, according to UW-Madison’s Dictionary of...
Opinion | Justice Alito’s Blame-the-Wife Defense
New York Times· 4 days agoMr. Stephens goes on at length about why Justice Samuel Alito’s wife has “the constitutional right” to express a “Stop the Steal” opinion by hanging a...
The story behind biggest gaffe in European rugby history: So bad it is now a dictionary definition
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoWhen Wasps arrived at Twickenham on Sunday May 23, 2004, for their maiden European Cup final, they...
I Will Be Happy if I Can Say I’ve Done My Best: Eye Surgeon Dr. Ming Wang on Sight | Interviews |...
RogerEbert.com· 4 days agoThen an idea appeared in my head while talking with my friend [and producer] David Fischer, who...
Vol. 37, No. 5: Faroe Islands
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoMeanwhile, the Faroes are known for their sea inlets known... government itself uses the spelling Faroe. Of course, we don’t always go along with a...
