Our Last Names Reveal A Lot About Our Days Of Labor
September 5, 2015
Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions of American workers to our strength and prosperity. But long before that, the importance of
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Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions of American workers to our strength and prosperity. But long before that, the importance of
Have you noticed that a number of simple nouns have recently acquired new adjectives? What we used to call, simply, “books,” for example, we now
For the enjoyment and edification of you, my logoleptic pun pals, I present my collection of placards and posters that have appeared around the world.
A mnemonic device is a shortcut memory aid to storing facts fast and accurately. Mnemonic (the m is silent) is eponymously derived from Mnemosyne, the
A recent study concluded that workers’ English skills have been waning. Almost one in 10 adults of working age in the U.S. has limited proficiency
The Crimean War (1853-1856) pitted the combined might of Great Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia against Russia. At stake was control of the holy
If you’re like me, you have, from time to time, encountered a situation that cried out for a snappy verbal comeback. But the comeback flashed
Which dog has the upper paw?: a. A clever dog knows its master. b. A clever dog knows it’s master. The answer is the dog
A few weeks ago, I featured the clerihew, a form of nonsense verse invented 125 years ago by Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956). The clerihew (usually