People across Britain recently went to the polls in local elections, which raises the question, why do we talk about … Continued
We take a look at the etymology behind the word ‘poll’ Read Post »
One of the most unlikely success stories in television history has got to be the meteoric rise of Game of
#FreeTheP, Beyhive, and “back of the queue”: April’s Words in the News Read Post »
Well, this week’s submissions have been a series of shocks and misdirections and no mistake, yer little monkeys! First was
Nonagenarian Queen Elizabeth has just entered the ranks of the nonagenarians – people aged between ninety and ninety-nine. ‘Nonagenarian’ is
The best thing I can say about dog chipping is that It’s not what I initially thought it was. It
Well, goodness me, what have we here? First, from new contributor patrick_gooch comes “amalgamerge”, a kind of tautologous portmanteau (tautomanteau?
Lucy Mangan on the your latest word submissions Read Post »
Shakespeare the Phrasemaker It has been said that Shakespeare’s greatest gift was as a creator of memorable phrases. Many of
Shakespeare the Phrasemaker Read Post »
Shakespeare the Wordmaker It is a remarkable fact that the works of William Shakespeare include more 2000 words that are
Etymology Corner – Shakespeare the Wordmaker Read Post »
How have we left it this far into the American president-picking process to enjoy the fact that the archaic English
Lucy Mangan takes a look at your recent word submissions before Easter hits Read Post »
