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Historic writer's desk could be 'knackered' old fake
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoDr Samuel Johnson was an 18th Century literary giant, remembered for compiling in 1755 what was then the most comprehensive dictionary of the English...
Geeking Out Over a Word’s History
New York Times· 2 days agoThe noun “geek” dates to the late 19th century, when it was an American slang word for a “foolish, offensive” or “worthless” person, according to the Oxford English ...
An homage to the dad joke, one of the great traditions of fatherhood
WJZY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoDictionary was in 2004 by a contributor named Bunny; it debuted on Twitter in 2007; joke compilation...
Why do we say ‘poker face’ and other popular expressions? Here are 3 idioms and their origins
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMetaphoric phrases are common in the English language — but where did they come from? Here are 3...
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s bump stock ruling values dictionaries over human lives
Washington Post· 3 days agoConservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court have decided that more Americans must die in mass shootings...
Do you know the difference between ‘codger’ and ‘cadger’?
Daily Telegraph· 2 days ago...familiar with Liberman’s many published works on etymology, including the recent, delightful Take...
Opinion: Supreme Court’s bump stock decision is a huge step backward
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the Trump-era federal bump stock ban is a display of...
Purdy hilariously butchers definition of ‘hyphy,' other Bay Area slang
NBC Sports BayArea via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Pro Bowl quarterback did not know that “hyphy” is short for “hyperactive” and refers to the...
Fact Check: Rumor Says 'Rock-a-Bye Baby' Nursery Rhyme Originated from Muskogee Tribe. Here's What...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIona and Peter Opie, folklorists who pioneered the study of childhood culture, published the...
Re: Fix the payment issue
AARP· 14 hours agoDanielle asked for my email, which I provided on June 6th, and I never heard from her! Crazy...why ask?
