That's What They Say

Concerns about redundancy are back this week. It's the exact same thing we’ve talked about before, but this time about the expression "exact same."

This may be one of the only times that throw pillows, golf, and curling all get wrapped into the same discussion.

While people may agree that being proactive is a positive trait, the word proactive can elicit some very negative reactions, so to speak.

Is your cat running around in circles? Be advised, that kitty might be pixilated.

When we talk about Middle English, it suggests that we know when English began and when it ends.

There are lots of cards we can still play now, but we’ve lost some good ones too.

There are lots of cards we can still play now, but we’ve lost some good ones too.

If "hunky dory" means the same thing as "right as rain," then we face the question of how right rain is.

While we may know highfalutin language when we hear it, we don't all agree about how to spell "highfalutin" or where it comes from.

We exchange scuttlebutt at the proverbial water cooler, and there's an etymological clue in that.