Etymology
TEACHING DOCTORS
Have you ever wondered why individuals with non-medical degrees are referred to as doctors? This question sparked my curiosity and led me on a fascinating journey through history. The…
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FOLK WAGON
Back in 1937, the Nazi German government established a state-owned automobile company known as Gesellschaft zur Vorbeitung des Deutschen…
SKETCHY SCHEMES
When a friend asked me where the word sketch comes from, my first reaction was to guess a Scandinavian origin, since…
CALESCENT CANINES
The term hot dog was first documented in an 1884 issue of the Evansville, Indiana Daily Courier. The term…
CULTIVATING COLOGNE
The term cologne originated in the mid-nineteenth century as a shortened form of cologne water, which was a translation…
NOT A HIP HOORAY
The origin of the phrase hip, hip, hooray can be traced back to the late eighteenth and early nineteenth…
BROWN NOSE POINTS
The term brownie points, describing imaginary rewards given to those who perform good deeds, has a contentious origin. It was…
CULTIVATING CULTS
When the term cult was introduced into the English language in the early 17th century, it originally referred to the act…
A PROLIFERATING WORD
Words have the power to shape our reality. When we speak positive, affirming words, we invite positivity and abundance into…