Among the multiple words that include the English language to refer to temperatures, Lukewarm is the most particular of all. It is a compound word between two words, one of which looks like a masculine name. It has in it the word “Warm”, but it is less warm than warm. Most of the time we…
Unless you live in North Korea or are a caveman, you must surely know what a Phone is. You probably even have a smart one, a Smartphone. But I don’t blame you if you don’t know where the word Phone comes from, as not everyone knows Greek! After these definitions, I’ll tell you where the…
Among the words with the most meanings, I think “Ain’t” gets the biggest prize. Hated and defended by many over the years, Ain’t has managed to survive in our jargon and even seems to be expanding! For better, or for worse? I’ll leave that to your own judgment when you learn of its provenance in…
Is it just me or has the word Friend lost a little of its meaning with modernity? We call the hundreds of contacts on Facebook “friends”, even though half of them we don’t know in person or even what their favorite color is. We say goodbye to the Uber’s driver with a “bye my friend”…
You might have found out which Harry Potter house you belong to and which Game of Thrones character you identify with thanks to a Quiz. These informal social media tests have popularized the word Quiz. However, the history of the word still remains a mystery to many − even to those who have studied it!…
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