How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
A word that (literally) drives people nuts
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary
We're intent on clearing it up
English was never the same after the Norman Conquest
Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.