Which Joe gave his name to ‘sloppy joes’? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
The aspect, or kind of action, described by a verb (as perfect, imperfect, etc.); the lexical class to which a verb belongs by virtue of the type of process, state, etc., that it denotes.
Late 19th century. From German Aktionsart, lit. ‘kind of action’ from Aktions-, combining form of Aktion action + Art kind, sort.
We take a look at several popular, though confusing, punctuation marks.
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, discover surprising and intriguing language facts from around the globe.
The definitions of ‘buddy’ and ‘bro’ in the OED have recently been revised. We explore their history and increase in popularity.