Amanda in Tucson, Arizona, dislikes the phrase kill two birds with one stone and wants to popularize a non-violent alternative: feed two birds with one seed. An Alaska listener once suggested the phrase save two birds with one stone, perhaps...
Kimberly in Harrisonburg, Virginia, grew up with a family breakfast called scorns, pieces of biscuit dough fried in a pan and served with butter. The origin is uncertain. No clear food-word evidence turns up for scorn as a dish, but the family word...
Finding that special bottle of wine can be tough, and even tougher if you’re not fluent in winespeak. “Strawberries, rhubarb, and hints of leather are present in the nose.” Say what? Plus, many folks wish each other “Merry...
Scone can rhyme with either Joan or John, and dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary, recognize both pronunciations. Chris from Seattle, whose Canadian wife favors the John rhyme, has run into the same split in text-to-speech...
This week’s “Slang This!” contestant from the National Puzzlers’ League tries to pick out the real slang terms from a puzzle that includes the expressions board butter, cap room, mad pancakes, and mad gangster. This is part of a complete...