A Walk in the WoRds

University of Michigan's Anne Curzan gives a great mini-lecture about slang words formed by clipping and how these words have the potent...

I am amazed that one of my sons does not like condiments. To me, there are times when the condiment is the best part of the meal and the foo...

I hope you enjoy these two mini-lectures with Professor Anne Curzan from the University of Michigan. Part 1, The Word on Language and Gram...

According to the brand name and tagline in this advertisement - camel toe + camouflage = the original visual privacy undergarment. Creative...

What a fun portmanteau word; however, according to Australian-Wildlife.com , there is no other type of platypus so the term "duck-bill...

Just spotted this ad on my Yahoo homepage. Next time I have some portmanteau fruits , I just may have to have a side of chalsa in which to d...

There is an article in the October 26th issue of Newsweek about a tablet computer that is supposedly in the works at Apple. The article titl...