The Origins of Love
I can’t help it. I’m a word nerd. I love to research the etymology of words. It amazes me to discover how long a word
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Favorite Words
Despite my mother assuring me that my first favorite word was “No,” I’ve cultivated a few more over the years and tried to understand what
Jayus – A Word We Need In English
From 11 Untranslatable Words from Other Cultures by Maptia My grandmother, who I dearly loved, used to tell a Jayus joke like this. It’s now
Waldeinsamkeit—the feeling of being alone in the Woods
I love the word Waldeinsamkeit. It makes me think of fairy tales like Red Riding Hood walking alone to her Grandmother’s house deep in the
