Kate from Indianapolis, Indiana, just earned her doctorate in physical therapy. She’s marrying an Army lieutenant. How should the couple be introduced at the reception? Dr. and Lt.? Lt. and Dr.? Or some other way? Although there’s plenty of leeway...
To boot has nothing to do with footwear or an extra kick. Darla in Memphis, Tennessee, asks about the phrase. It goes back to Old English bot, meaning advantage, remedy, or a good thing, and is linguistically related to better and best. Today it...
Jay in Fort Worth, Texas, grew up in Wisconsin hearing kibosh as KIB-bosh, not the more common KYE-bosh. To put the kibosh—also spelled kybosh—on something is to stop it decisively and fast; the word has also been used as a verb and even an...
