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Fact Check: Rumors Claim 'Alcohol' Originates from an Arabic Word for 'Body-Eating Spirit.' Here Are...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMx. Granger/Wikimedia Commons Claim: The origins of the word "alcohol" come from the Arabic term...
Gag Me With a Spoon! The Weird Stories Behind Your Favorite '80s Idioms
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe '80s was a time of excess: big hair, dramatic makeup, colorful clothes, and bold pop music...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
Gaslit, gaslighted... gaslated? The word has flummoxed the internet for years. It turns out the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIs the past tense of "gaslight" gaslighted or gaslit? After a third option went viral, we asked...