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Why Do We Tell People to Take Something 'With a Grain of Salt'?

A grain of salt a day keeps the misinformation away.

Why Do We Tell People to Take Something 'With a Grain of Salt'?

Where Does the Word Née Come From?

Yea or née?

Where Does the Word Née Come From?

15 of History’s Greatest Puns

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15 of History’s Greatest Puns

Then vs. Than: When to Use Which

If you're writing a conditional statement, then you should use then.

Then vs. Than: When to Use Which

Disinterested vs. Uninterested: What’s the Difference?

She's disinterested, not uninterested.

7 Fake Words That Ended Up in the Dictionary

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11 Common Words You're Probably Mispronouncing

Riddle me this: How do you pronounce kibosh?

11 Lesser-Known Names for Baby Animals

Never wonder what you should call a baby alpaca again.

25 Excellent Slang Terms From the 1990s

Noob is just one slang term that broke out in the 1990s.

9 Words Created by Spelling Other Words Backwards

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Where Do We Get the Term Spitting Image?

Spit (left) and Image (right).

6 Bits of Waffle House Kitchen Slang

Waffle House employees must learn some very specific lingo.

10 International Idioms About Cats

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7 Puns That Make Sense in More Than One Language

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35 Outlawed Baby Names From Around the World

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The Nautical Roots of 11 Common Phrases

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