Latest articles by Angela Tung
feature Why is it called a "caboose," anyway?
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A brief history of Solitaire, Patience, and other card games for onefeature Alone needn't mean lonely
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Them's bullfighting wordsfeature Understanding the extraordinary language of Spain's controversial pastime
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Wocka wocka! Deconstructing the fascinating lingo of the Muppets.feature You know your Muppets, but do you know a Henson stitch from a Magic Triangle?
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6 crazy medical beliefs from days of yorefeature Got hiccups? Blame elves.
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10 of the world's most bizarre taxesfeature Think the income tax is rough? At least Uncle Sam isn't demanding that you pay for the privilege of having a beard
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The week in wordsfeature How we talk about terrorists, how tenses are used in jokes, and more
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10 whimsical words coined by Lewis Carrollfeature The acclaimed author of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass was an extraordinary inventor of delightful language
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11 words coined by Charles Dickensfeature The prolific author's inventive character names have given rise to many words now common in the English language
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A short history of Shakespearean insultsfeature Being puppy-headed isn't as adorable as it sounds
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Our favorite bits of 1920s slangfeature Beyond the bee's knees, phrases like French kiss, blind date, sexpert, and backseat driver were all coined in the roaring '20s
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17 of our favorite words from Game of Thronesfeature Valyrian, pyromancer, warg, and more
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The week in wordsfeature From the meaning of "shaggledick" to the poshification of David Beckham's accent, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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10 (not-so) extreme couponing wordsfeature Save these words for the next time you're trying to save at the register
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The week in wordsfeature From Scott Brown's bqhatevwr to an oral history of YOLO, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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The week in wordsfeature From the language of guns to the difference between U.S. and U.K. crosswords, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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11 words we learned from TV this weekfeature From narcoterrorism to norovirus, an etymologic look at some curious words mentioned on Glee, New Girl, The Daily Show, and more
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10 weird words we learned from TV this weekfeature Hogcock, kotiate, fart patio, and more
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15 of our favorite words from Mad Men's sixth seasonfeature Yankee wrinkle, bogart, grok, and more
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A short-tempered history of the 'curmudgeon'feature In honor of National Curmudgeon Day, here are words to allow you to grumble, complain, grouse, kvetch, and whine to your heart's (dis)content
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13 words and phrases we learned from Downton Abbey's third seasonfeature Hobbledehoy, squiffy, Johnny Foreigner, and more
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18 delightful words from the final season of The Officefeature Dumpster man, chore wheel, stairmageddon, and more
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The mysterious origins of the Jersey Devilfeature This fearsome creature has supposedly haunted the Garden State for hundreds of years. Boo!
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13 cool new words we learned from TV in Aprilfeature Co-POTAL, gestictionary, and more
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The week in wordsfeature From horse idioms to ATMs that speak Cockney rhyming slang, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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