James in Charlotte, North Carolina, notes that when discussing a newborn baby, he’s heard people say something that sounded like, “That baby ‘woh’ seven pounds, two ounces.” He’s never heard that usage before. The...
Segal’s Law states, “A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Segal’s Law” Have you heard of Seagull’s Law? S-E-G-A...
Sarah from Dallas asks how to spell the exclamation that rhymes with “woe”: woah or whoa? In U.S. edited prose, the standard spelling is whoa, the form recommended by AP style, though variants such as woah, whoah, and woa show up in email, blogs...
le sigh n.— «For the love of all that’s holy, please stop talking and end this movie. Whoa, there’s Jude without his kit! A little post-nooky bed-lounging. Le sigh.» —“Put a Stocking in It” by Ann Hornaday Washington...