Check it. The China Post has reported on a: GROUNDSWELL OF GOODWILL TOWARD JAPAN AFTER DISASTERS. This is a trifle unfortunate. One...

A toady, or yes-man, does not get his name because he crawls around like a toad, or because he is despicable like a toad. Toady is short fo...

I have a distinct recollection of being very young (I think seven) and first hearing the phrase to know something like the back of your han...

I was feeling pleasantly wistful this morning when I was startled by the realisation that I had no idea what wist was, or why I was so full...

I came across this in A New Dictionary of The Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew (1699). Grumbletonians , Malecontents, out of...

All of a sudden, the winter has vanished. Or it has in London. This is the time when hibernating creatures yawn, stretch and emerge from ...

It is the delight of etymology to notice that two words that sound similar are the same. What seemed to be the free association of sounds i...