It all comes down to the root of the matter.

BIG QUESTIONS
British people do not read 'er' and 'erm' in the way that Americans would read those words.
The answer says a lot about language, mental illness, and ourselves
Why tell us, “although the bag on the oxygen mask may not inflate, oxygen is flowing to the mask”?
Have you ever clicked on an exciting link or potentially explosive news story, only to find yourself watching the video for Rick Astley's 1987 hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up'? Then you’ve been rickrolled, my friend.
It’s blue, fuzzy and lives in your belly button, and it actually has an important function…
No, but it does cause temporary damage that can become permanent with alcoholism.
As hard as bees toil during their peak seasons, you’d think the colder months would bring some kind of hibernation or rest, even if it means snowy death.
Playing out of key may not be the most embarrassing thing a guitarist has to endure after all.
Those ubiquitous Greek-themed coffee cups have an unlikely father: a Czechoslovakian Holocaust survivor.
While you’d be forgiven for assuming that UPS tracking codes are generated randomly, those numbers (and letters) actually contain a lot of information.