Julie from Jacksonville, Florida, shares a lovely story of her husband’s increasing use of the word Ta-da! In lieu of other words or to point out a success. Ta-da! references the sound of a musical flourish, such as that of a trumpet. This is part...
The English word prestige derives from the Latin word praestigia, which means “trick,” “deceit,” or “illusion.” Its meaning evolved to connote “glamorous, impressive influence.” Originally in English, the word prestige was pronounced with the...
The little-used word famulus means assistant, and originally referred to the assistant of a sorcerer or scholar. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Famulus” The other day looking through the dictionary I tripped over the word Famulus...
