Tuppence ha'penny?Everyone who is British and of advancing age know of this. The rest? Baffled what? 😄
VIT a Min or VITE a Min? (both)Standing under you will be judged how you reesponds. Gusmans is Sociolologist, Socilogisous, sockiollogist wanna bee.
dove and Dove, dove into the waterI was in the process of constructing a post about the whales off City Beach and used - dove down under the surface. Then I thought - It looks too much like Dove, the bird. Changed the sentence to - as it dived. Do you use the word dove, as in go... See More »
The best big words are surgical wordsPancreaticoduodenectomy. A major surgical operation most often performed to remove cancerous tumours off the head of the pancreas.
The Longest Place name in the World is in New ZealandTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu 85 Letters. Translation: "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose... See More »
The written English language is a frustrationLet's look at the word once. Why is it not written wonce? It was written as such, but we need to go back to the 16th century where there is an example. 1599. The rebell wonce in Rorie O More shewed himselfe, withe about 500 foote and 40 horse, 2... See More »
A word popped into my head that I have not heard for decadesCockamamie Has anyone heard of this word and do you know what it means?
Share an idiom and it’s origin?At the drop of a hat - Do it immediately without thinking about it Origin - In the 19th century it was common to begin a race or a fight by dropping a hat or sweeping it in a rapid downward motion.
