FLOP n.— «Often the groom’s family pays for what’s known as FLOP—flowers, liquor, orchestra and photography/videography—and the bride’s family covers the reception. This usually comes out even, according to Rosenthal, especially since the...
Martha muses about the secret lives of flowers in this week’s podcast. She’s been pondering the lexical legacy of Carolus Linnaeus, the great Swedish botanist who nearly 300 years ago was criticized for his fascination with what was a...
basement Betty n.— «Do not just asume because you have had a bad experience with one maybe two “Basement Betties” that the whole bunch is rotten. I understand that you probably have friends that own florists and people like...