Linguistics expert Laurie Knox has taken to TikTok to list seven common word from the English language that many didn't ...
In 1961, Time Magazine used the word in an article and it soon became common usage. The phrase ‘my bad’ is a modern way of saying ‘my fault’. It has its underground origins in high-school ...
Tom Blank of Weird History listed many of the common words and phrases that came directly from the military. Some of these ...
Ahead, we’re taking a look at 20 everyday words and phrases with roots in the wide world of sports. Get ready to step up your vocabulary game! Your newfound knowledge of sports idioms will come ...
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there are approximately 170,000 in the English language and a further 47,000 that ...
Though we tend to think of words as having fixed and unchanging definitions, the way people use language is actually always evolving. Definitions can change due to social changes, new technology ...
The NHS’s website is the largest health website in the UK, with something like 43 million visits a month. And because it’s used by pretty much everyone, it needs to use down-to-earth and ...