Etymology

In case you didn’t already know, I have a strange passion for etymology. It’s fascinating to study how words change and grow over time,...

Love, jealousy, betrayal, friends turning each other into animals…all hiding in one tiny SAT word! In episode 43 of the Vocabbett...

I don’t remember the first time I heard the word “kudos,” but I distinctly remember thinking that it was 1970’s slang. How wrong I was! I...

Amid the recent inauguration news, I kept hearing the word “rostrum.” “As he approaches the rostrum tomorrow…”“Donald Trump began his...

You may already know that what we in the U.S. call “soccer,” most of the rest of the world refers to as “football.” But do you know why...

If you’re a fan of Greek history, you’re probably familiar with the story of Theseus and the minotaur. But did you know that the word...

The WORD, get it? Haha, wordplay. You tend to hear the word “anecdote” in two contexts these days. Either it’s a fancy stand-in for...

Blatherskite – “A person who talks at great length without saying much of sense.” Basically, a blatherer. What a great word. Definitely...

Have you ever looked at a calendar and thought, "Well that makes no sense"? October starts with “oct,” but it’s not the 8th month....