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Why Do Performers Say 'Break a Leg'?

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Why Do Performers Say 'Break a Leg'?

The Etymology of 15 Weird and Wonderful Olympic Words

Two swordsmen participating in the fencing semifinals during the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London.

The Etymology of 15 Weird and Wonderful Olympic Words

Where's Willy? How Waldo Translates Around the World

In England, Waldo is known as Wally.

Where's Willy? How Waldo Translates Around the World

10 Words The Simpsons Made Famous

Embiggen was an obscure old word before The Simpsons brought it back.

10 Words The Simpsons Made Famous

Why Do We Say “PU” When Something Stinks?

Putrid, ugh!

Affect vs. Effect: How to Use Each Word Correctly

Hopefully this article will have a positive effect on your grammar skills.

21 Words We Owe to Shakespeare (And 4 We Don't)

The Bard gave us a great many words—just probably not as many as we once thought.

When Are the Dog Days of Summer?

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The Latin Versions of 12 Modern Stories

When it was translated into Latin, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets became Harrius Potter et Camera Secretorum.

21 Wonderful Words for Wind

In case you want to get a little more specific.

Semicolon vs. Colon: When to Use Each One

If you use the wrong one, you can always claim it was a typo.

Insure vs. Ensure: What's the Difference?

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Watch and Listen to Nirvana’s 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Performed in Classical Latin

"Kurtus Cobaenus" performing in Belgium in 1991.

Each vs. Every: What’s the Difference?

She's ready to captivate her classmates with a rousing debate on each vs. every.

Can vs. May: When to Use Each Term

"May I please use can when asking permission to do something?"

The Fascinating Origin Stories and Etymologies Behind 70 Common Words

A 19th-century painting of Paradise Lost's Pandemonium by John Martin.