Jack ShepherdWordle Starter Words for Dangerous TroublemakersLet’s see if we can make Wordlebot cry.·8 min read·Apr 3, 2024--23--23
Jack ShepherdThe Bewitching Magic of the “Ass” IntensifierAn ode to the anal emphatic.·4 min read·Mar 14, 2024--16--16
Jack ShepherdWhat to Do When You’ve “Got the Morbs”“Got the morbs” shows up to delight us every couple of years, but the dictionary where it comes from is a treasure trove.·4 min read·Mar 6, 2024--13--13
Jack ShepherdThese Common Words Are the Result of a Hilarious MisunderstandingI’m calling them “Splittybits.” Arrest me if you want to.·5 min read·Feb 15, 2024--16--16
Corey John RichardsThe Unexpected Origins Of 4 Everyday English WordsEvery word starts somewhere, some funnier than others·5 min read·Feb 5, 2024--2--2
Jack ShepherdThese Lovely “Fossil Words” Are Hiding in Plain SightWend, kith, vim … shebang!·5 min read·Feb 5, 2024--38--38
Jack ShepherdTaking Stock of The Oxford Comma WarsThe good, the bad and the grammatically ambiguous.·6 min read·Jan 22, 2024--12--12
Jack ShepherdThe Surprising Animals Who Say Their Own NamesOr why the Kittiwake and the Zyzzyx won’t stop talking about themselves.·4 min read·Jan 9, 2024--22--22
Gaia KriscakCrazy Dreams That Everyone HasHave you ever dreamed of falling?·5 min read·Jan 2, 2024--4--4
Jack ShepherdThe Astonishing Origins of 6 Common Compound WordsThe “Cob” in “Cobweb,” the “Hodge” in “Hodgepodge,” and more lovely old oddities that still cling to life in compounds.·6 min read·Dec 20, 2023--85--85
