The term skycap for workers who help with luggage at an airport was coined by analogy with redcap, a term for porters on trains who wore red caps. Skycap was the winning entry in a contest. Another contest, held in 1923, gave us the word scofflaw, a...
What kind of book is most often requested by people who are incarcerated? The book that prison inmates ask for the vast majority of the time is a dictionary. These books, as well as thesauruses, prove useful for mastering reading skills, writing...
Why do we say political campaigns that are in a dead heat? Why dead and why heat? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Dead Heat” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello. Hi, who’s this? Amy Charpentier from Quincy...
