AvatarMartin MiddlewoodWhere Does the Phrase 'On the Lam' Come From?howstuffworks.com - Kristen Hall-GeislerYou've probably heard of someone being "on the lam." Maybe a bank robber is on the lam after their latest heist, or maybe there's been a jailbreak …
AvatarMartin MiddlewoodWhy do we say "Read the Riot Act"?historyextra.com - Jonny WilkesToday this phrase is commonly associated with a scolding or threat of punishment from a parent to an unruly teenager, but the original Riot Act had …
AvatarMartin MiddlewoodStoryboardWhy Do We Say 'Holy Cow'? — Plus 5 Other Common SayingsCurated byHowStuffWorksThe Hindu religion considers cows holy. But that's certainly not why we utter the expression. So what's the story behind it?
AvatarMartin MiddlewoodLanguage vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for ScientistsNext Big Idea Club - Nick EnfieldNick Enfield is a professor and the chair of linguistics at the University of Sydney. He is also a research associate in the Language and Cognition …
AvatarMartin MiddlewoodWhere does the word ‘gossip’ come from – and what has it got to do with childbirth?historyextra.com - Emily BriffettNowadays to ‘gossip’ means to make idle talk or spread rumours, but this hasn’t always been the case. Speaking on a recent episode of the HistoryExtra …
AvatarMartin MiddlewoodWhat's the Difference Between an Avenue, a Road and a Boulevard?howstuffworks.com - Melanie Radzicki McManusEver wonder why the road you live on may be called an avenue, a boulevard or a court instead of a plain old street? Was it the whim of your …
