Whippoorwills, bob whites, and chickadees. How do we decide the names of birds and what to call their calls? Plus, the last syllables of Arkansas and Kansas are pronounced differently, but they come from the same etymological root. And: Whatβs the...
The word antidisestablishmentarianism first appeared in the 1890s, denoting βopposition to ending the Church of Englandβs status as the official state churchββthe disestablishment of the church, in other words. This word didnβt take off in the U.S...
Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There’s a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the language of hobbyists and enthusiasts: If you’re a beekeeper, perhaps you call yourself a...

