Like music and literature, money has an effect on the changing nature of the English language; the “almighty dollar” has inspired many interesting phrases and idioms.

What are Idioms?
In English, an idiom is a broadly-used phrase with a meaning that may differ quite radically fr…

Holidays are scattered throughout the year to keep mankind from throttling each other in boredom, so use this season to relax and have some fun!

Visit Friends and Family
Christmas is a time for appreciating those we care for. Take some flowers to your mom, or spend quality time …

There are many unbelievable words in the English language–some so strange that they are rarely used. There are words for things most of us did not even know we need a word for. “There’s a word for that?” Some may deepen our vocabulary, but sometimes it is just entertaining to pick through the dicti…

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Most misunderstood words are born in spoken speech; at one time, they would only gradually bleed into writing. Whether due to an honest typo or a flat out error, confusion in grammar and misunderstood words can now fly across the planet at lightning speed, thanks to email forwarding and “copy/paste”…

Acronym Definition
An acronym is an abbreviation that consists of the first letter of each word in a phrase, title, or name.

“KO“–knock out, a boxing term
“GHI“–”Ghost Hunters International”, a television show
“DW“–Darrell …

‘Look it up in the dictionary!’ – That’s what my mother always told me when I ran across a word I didn’t understand. Good advice, yes? But this was before the internet, and lugging that hefty volume off the shelf wasn’t nearly as appealing as doing the next best thing—guessing at the meaning…

Technology has claimed its own corner of English, and it’s not without humor. Here are 10 of the funniest words and terms from the “interwebz”.

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