Some teachers are using a controversial tactic to get young students reading: They let their pupils choose which books to read for class. Does it work? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Students Choosing Books”...
One-off means something made or done just once. John in Bremerton, Washington, first noticed it on a British-based online forum, and the term is apparently British in origin. It appears to come from manufacturing, where since about the 1930s, a...
When you were a child and wanted to lay claim to something, what did you say? Did you call “dibs”? Or “hosey” it? A caller is curious about another verb used in such situations: “finnie.” Grant explains this...