A young woman in Charleston, South Carolina, owns a boa constrictor named Wayne, and wonders if it’s correct to say that her father isn’t a fan of Wayne’s. Such double possessives are fine, and have been in use for centuries. This is part of a...
Why do subdivisions and office complexes have names invoking landscapes and animals that don’t exist there? A Fort Wayne, Indiana, listener got to wondering about this after passing the “Bay View Apartments” in her hometown: there’s not a bay in...
earthday
n.— «As you may know, today is Bob Marley’s birthday (or “earthday” in Rasta parlance).» —by Wayn Wayne&Wax Feb. 6, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)