A 140 Character Life – A Lexicon’s Survival of the Fittest
A few months ago, NPR published a brief obituary for the longest word in the German language, which was laid to rest recently by German…
Back in the 15th Century, collective nouns were all the rage. The system, which assigns a different word for “group” depending on the animal being…
When word sleuths go digging for the origin of our favorite puns, idioms and catchphrases, literature is usually a good starting point. (Joseph Heller coined…
Boreism noun: behavior of a boring person; the condition of being a bore. Andy Warhol once said, “I like boring things,” which makes sense, considering…
Magastromancy noun: magical astrology In light of all the hoopla surrounding the supposed new Zodiac signs, here’s a word for us to save that is…
Noun. Hiding place. Take a moment and remember the latibule that preserved a family and the heroes that crafted it. Please click here to see…
pregnatress noun 1. female power that generates or gives birth to something 2. someone who gives birth to new ideas, thoughts and projects
…As many of you know, Write In Color is a big fan of vocabulary. Big. So, I was very disturbed to find out that hundreds…