Mar 23, 2017 · I recently watched A Series Of Unfortunate Events, and I was puzzled by the expression "Josephine, Schmosephine". …

Mar 13, 2013 · Schmuck is supposedly an obscene Yiddish term for the male sex organ, yet it appears all of the time in the media as …

Apr 22, 2011 · Some dictionaries mention an origin involving shoemakers... But I can't say the link is straightforward, really.

May 5, 2012 · I have been asked by a young friend, "Which is correct: bored by, bored of, or bored with?" My instinct is to say that …

Mar 17, 2016 · Tom Carey, at the Macmillan Dictionary Blog, warns that even ' Top of the morning to you' has become archaic: ' "Top …

Jan 16, 2011 · Qua can usually be read as the word "as". It is an occasionally useful (and rarely used) link-word in English. I was just …

Aug 5, 2010 · I've heard lots of varying histories of the term "OK". Is there any evidence of the true origin of the term?

Apr 12, 2011 · Arrive carries 3 prepositions: in, on, or at. He arrived in New York. He arrived at the station. He arrived on the scene of …

Dec 7, 2015 · The phrase "sanity check" is ableist language as it implies that there is something wrong with people who have mental …

May 13, 2011 · That said, the word "schmuck" seems to have entered common usage, at least amongst speakers of American …