It used to be that you called any mixed-breed dog a mutt. But at today’s dog parks, you’re just as likely to run into schnugs, bassadors, and dalmadoodles. Also, if someone has a suntan, you might say he’s brown as a berry. But then, when’s the last...
Brown as a berry goes back to Chaucer and the 1300’s, when brown was the new dark purple. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Expression from The Canterbury Tales” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Yeah, my name is Jasper Oliver. I’m...