What do the expressions “dead ringer” and “saved by the bell” have to do with death? ☠️
Although often linked to spooky stories of people being buried alive, their actual origins might surprise you.
Join author and language expert @JessZafarris as she explores the etymology of
Sometimes you just need to ratiocinate your way through a particularly puzzling problem! 🧩 “Ratiocinate,” our #WordOfTheDay, means to reason or carry out a process of reasoning. It traces back to the Latin “ratio,” which was associated with reckoning, calculating, planning, and
He kept talking about how much his possessions cost, which made him come across as bit of a parvenu. Our #WordOfTheDay, “parvenu” refers to someone who has recently acquired wealth or social standing but lacks the expected refinement. It joins French-derived expressions such as
