Jack ShepherdOK, ok, O.K., okay, Ok! Which is it?And what does it even mean?! A brief celebration of the most common word no one knows how to spell.Jun 1416Jun 1416
Jack ShepherdWordle Starter Words for Dangerous TroublemakersLet’s see if we can make Wordlebot cry.Apr 328Apr 328
Jack ShepherdThe Bewitching Magic of the “Ass” IntensifierAn ode to the anal emphatic.Mar 1418Mar 1418
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.Mar 614Mar 614
Jack ShepherdThese Common Words Are the Result of a Hilarious MisunderstandingI’m calling them “Splittybits.” Arrest me if you want to.Feb 1521Feb 1521
Corey John RichardsThe Unexpected Origins Of 4 Everyday English WordsEvery word starts somewhere, some funnier than othersFeb 52Feb 52
Jack ShepherdThese Lovely “Fossil Words” Are Hiding in Plain SightWend, kith, vim … shebang!Feb 539Feb 539
Jack ShepherdTaking Stock of The Oxford Comma WarsThe good, the bad and the grammatically ambiguous.Jan 2212Jan 2212
Jack ShepherdThe Surprising Animals Who Say Their Own NamesOr why the Kittiwake and the Zyzzyx won’t stop talking about themselves.Jan 919Jan 919
