Once again, I find myself wandering in the delightful and magnificent Garden of Etymology, the study and appreciation of words. In fact, I just revealed the latest specimen to behold — appreciation — ...

Last week, our fifteen-year-old daughter told me about a “really cool” online quiz* her French teacher had the class take. As it turns out, the quiz had nothing to do with French. My daughter stated ...

Words can often have different meanings, especially with the English language. While I am not a language expert, I appreciate words and their meanings and learned to appreciate a dictionary long ...