Everyone reading this is a girl. You lived much of your life in the Matrix. You’re really not all that fantastic; in fact, you’re really quite awful. Even before you were born, […]
Words That No Longer Mean What They Used To
Words Created by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was unquestionably one of the greatest influencers of English literature. He was also an unequaled contributor to the English language itself. Many of the words you have used in the […]
A 700-Year Tradition Of Unfriending
Venture for long in the world of social media and you will learn what it means to “unfriend.” You will realize a former social media follower has chosen to turn his or […]
Big, Fat, Hairy Word Origin
When Thomas Savage attempted to develop the first scientific classification of the large primate we know as the gorilla, he reached back over 2,000 years and found a word in a long-filed […]
Nerds Everywhere Thank Dr. Seuss
The first printed modern English use of the word nerd appeared in the Dr. Seuss book If I Ran the Zoo: And then, just to show them, I’ll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring […]
Commonplace Fun Facts 