That's What They Say

Lake Superior State University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its "Banished Words" list by issuing an extra list for banished words that just ... won't ... die.

‘Tis the season to talk about "‘tis" and "‘twas" and, while we’re at it, "hap."

If you’re too big for your britches, maybe you’re all mouth and trousers.

The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants.

It's a time of year when many of us are cooking and eating big meals together which may involve fried food and "small fry."

Now that we can "download" some "mashups," we should talk about how these words have changed over time.

As we merrily roll along, we might be moving and shaking, with maybe some shaping in there too.

We will share some fun linguistic facts about lickety-split, lickety-split.

Historically, bloodletting and bloodshed have been different things, but the line has blurred. Linguist Anne Curzan breaks down the evolution of words.

When you’re smack dab in the middle of something, you can’t be more in the middle of it.