Word Stories Word Stories: silhouette by Steve Taylore-Knowles April 24, 2024 0 Eponyms, names for things derived from people's names, are peppered throughout the English language, like a kind of social history…... Read more.
Word Stories Word Stories: tenere by Steve Taylore-Knowles March 22, 2024 0 Etymology works in two directions. You can take a word in modern English and work backwards to its roots, as…... Read more.
Word Stories Word Stories: gossipmonger by Steve Taylore-Knowles January 16, 2024 0 Steve Taylore-Knowles looks at the stories behind the English language. Behind every word there is history. And in the case…... Read more.