I Guess That’s Why They Call it The Blues
Why when we are depressed are we “blue?” I am having a bad day, so it’s time to find out.
Tag: etymology
Hidden Tiny Tales of Tragedy
Some words are utilitarian. Some carry the history of an entire culture.
It’s a Cinch
Oh, English. It’s like you’re trying to trip us up with similar words that mean slightly different things.
Olly Olly Oxen Free
The first time I heard the word bucolic, I thought it was a synonym for colic. But its origin is so much stranger than that.