We lived in Vancouver in the mid-1970s. Everyone, including children, used zed. The standard comment to those from "south of the line" was, "Zed is ...

Just ike New York: I was wondering about a similar meaning with a geographic name, the maritime expression, "all Bristol fashion".

Just ike New York: I was wondering about a similar meaning with a geographic name, the maritime expression, "all Bristol fashion".

From To Kill a Mockingbird, there is the character Boo Radley, which being an older use of Boo, more likely is a variant on Beau. I wonder if Capta...

From To Kill a Mockingbird, there is the character Boo Radley, which being an older use of Boo, more likely is a variant on Beau. I wonder if Capta...

Airplane dope (from at least WW-I, for the woozy feeling from prolonged use) was originally cellulose acetate. I was used to fill in the space betwee...

Airplane dope (from at least WW-I, for the woozy feeling from prolonged use) was originally cellulose acetate. I was used to fill in the space betwee...

One reason for counterclockwise rotation of US merry-go-rounds is that the rider would try to catch the brass ring with the right hand. Judging by pi...

Horatory names: I am still catching up from those days in which I was Forbidden!, so this goes back to September. I had a great uncle with a strange...