Celia, from Spokane, Washington, is unhappy that fewer and fewer English speakers seem aware of the correct plurals of Latin and Greek words. She is bothered, for example, when someone refers to minimums rather than minima. Minima is more often a...
If you’re into fungus among us, you might enjoy uredinology, the study of rust molds. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Uredinology” Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Okay Grant, here’s an ology for...
tuple n.— «A tuple is neither an exotic fungus nor an adults-only entertainment. Defined with misleading simplicity as “a series of typed values,” the tuple can be to distributed computing what a base pair is to a molecule of DNA: Tuples...
fairy ring n. a naturally occurring ground circle caused by fungi or other biological agents; figuratively, a fanciful ring or circle of mystical or unusual behavior or action. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)