Origin of Some Popular English...
The origins of a selection of some popular English expressions and sayings.
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True or False, Fact or Fiction
A lot of what we ‘know’ to be true can sometimes turn out to be no more than an ‘urban legend’. Can you tell whether they’re fact or fiction ?
read moreWho invented the comma ?
Such a small thing, as symbols go, but it can make all the difference in meaning and understanding when used in a sentence. But wher did it come from ?
read moreKrampus – The ‘Ant...
Meet a new and disturbing character to add to the pantheon of Christmas mythical beings … Krampus!
read moreWordsmith – Indian wordp...
Improve and test your wordpower against some Indian words that have found their way into the English language.
read morePontifications – answers...
Answers to some of the amusing questions and fluff we muse on from time to time like : Why is D-Day so named ?; Why do we kiss under the mistletoe ? and Why are portholes round?
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