Hundreds of years ago, the word girl could refer to a child of either gender, and the word boy applied specifically to a servant. The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is a useful resource for understanding which terms were in...
What’s a round-heeled woman? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Round-Heeled Woman” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hello, hi. Hi, who’s this? This is Everett Allen. Where are you calling from, Everett? I’m calling from Crescent City...