Hundreds of years ago, the word girl didn’t necessarily mean a female child — in the 14th and 15th centuries, it could refer to a child of either sex. Only later did its meaning become more specific. • Some people think that referring to a...
Why, when someone’s unhappy about something, do we say someone’s nose is out of joint or out of socket? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Nose Out of Joint” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Oh, this is Scott...