Amber in Mansfield, Texas, has a friend from London, England. After she moved to the States, the friend was surprised to find that when she’s conversing with strangers from the United States, they’ll drop in what Americans think of as...
Katie from Mansfield, Texas, is curious about the term ruthless meaning merciless or having no remorse. In the 13th century, the word ruth meant the quality of being compassionate. Ruthless appeared in the language shortly thereafter, but the word...
The term like a tree full of owls describes someone’s appearance. What does it mean, exactly? And why owls? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Tree Full of Owls” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Sonia...