If you think they refer to umbrellas as bumbershoots in the UK, think again. The word bumbershoot actually originated in the United States! In Britain, it’s prolly a brolly. • Also: snow-grooming language, more than one way to say bagel...
The terms long suit and strong suit are both used metaphorically to refer to a particular personal strengths. Both expressions arose from card playing. This is part of a complete episode.
Is it worth using proper pronunciation if it makes you sound ignorant or misinformed? Contrary to the common understanding, the word forte is actually pronounced “fort.” Grant describes forte as a skunked word; it’s a losing...
How do you pronounce this word that means someone’s strong suit? Like fort or fortay? And what does it have to do with fencing?