Does the expression “call a spade a spade” have racist roots? Martha explains that it derives from an ancient Greek phrase, but cautions against its use nevertheless. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Call a Spade a Spade” Hello...
Earlier this summer a word caught my fancy: “gardentoolism.” So I made a slang quiz about it! Transcript of “Gardentoolism (minicast)” Welcome to the summer edition of Slang This, the language quiz from A Way with Words. Welcome to another edition...
gardentoolism n.— «Call a spade a spade, rather than attacking it as a manifestation of the dangerous ideology of gardentoolism.» —“Comment is free: The demagogic cliches of right and left can only make things worse” by Timothy Garton...