How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
Is it all the same anyway?
Is 'alright' all right?
The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.
The story of those iconic illustrations.
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.