The Word Nerd’s rule of thumb: don’t believe folk etymologies
Actually, nobody has been able to find a single English or American law that ordains this conjugal thumb right to a husband.
Actually, nobody has been able to find a single English or American law that ordains this conjugal thumb right to a husband.
Mostly, these words and expressions found their way into English through translations of the Torah, such as the King James Bible.
At sundown on October 21, observant Jews celebrated Simchat Torah, “rejoicing in the Torah,” as this marks the end of the annual cycle of reading…
Most people would give a geek a slightly higher status than a nerd.
Of all the American contributions to the English language, none is as ubiquitous as one that is often transmitted in only two letters —OK.