I wonder if this is something that is in transition in the language right now. I'm 50 and have a 15 year old son. He regularly refers to individual fr...

Actually, there is a weed called plantain, and it would probably grow in Rhode Island: There's your out! :^)

The first time I heard one of my children use this - some time in early elementary, in relation to a soccer game ("what team are we versing this weeke...

I don't remember having a special name for it, other than "the back" (as contrasted with "the middle" and "the front" - and don't forget the ever-cov...

We called it sleepy sand. I grew up mostly in New Mexico, as did my dad while my mom was from Missouri. As an adult, I wondered if I should ...

It seems to me that "more than doubled" implies it's at least 2x, but definitely not 3x, and probably not even 2.5x. That is quite different from the ...

I'll need to re-listen to the episode to see how "pecan" is handled, but this brings to mind a story we recently listened to while on vacation. (I bel...

sciencedude said: I grew up in Mishawaka, IN home of the CAVEMEN. (Originally the Maroons- school colors maroon & white, ages ago a local pund...

John Herzog said: Grant Barrett said: A Dallas listener is struck by the fact that Texans talk about East Texas, North Texas, South Texas, a...

Grant Barrett said: Grant shares some slang he's found while exploring the game of Skee-Ball, including to hit the hundo. And in an interes...