The back forty refers to a remote area of a large piece of land. Grant has the origin of that phrase. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Back Forty” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, my name is Megan Bordeaux. I’m calling from...
Many of the world’s languages apparently derived from a prehistoric common ancestor known as Indo-European. But since no one ever wrote down a word of it, how do we know what it was like?
top surgery n.— «He was in the process of legally changing his name to a male name, although he couldn’t decide whether to go casual (Rey) or Old Testament (Asher). And in December Rey underwent what he called “chest reconstruction surgery,” also...
black-brown divide n.— «Simmering beneath the surface of activism for job creation and workers’ rights is a tension not unique to New Orleans, what labor activists refer to as the “black-brown divide.” In this case, black New Orleanians see...
revirgination n.— «As many as 30,000 women are said to opt for vaginal reconstruction yearly. The procedure, also known as “revirgination,” is being hawked in magazines, the Internet or on radio stations as a way for women to improve their sex life...
stigmergy n.— «La coordination des tâches, la régulation des constructions ne dépendent pas directement des ouvriers, mais des constructions elles-mêmes. L’ouvrier ne dirige pas son travail, il est guidé par lui. C’est à cette stimulation d’un type...