Thanks to the evolution of language, technology, and lots of hyperbole, these words used to convey a lot more merit ... Deservedly so or no, you may well have been called a “genius” so ...

It has retained this meaning in the expression “to have no truck with.” Now, to most people, a truck is a vehicle that carries heavy loads, and in this sense it may derive from the Greek word ...

After all that, it does not seem to have stuck with the paper’s editors, nor with many other competent writers. A word should not, in a perfect world, mean the opposite of itself; if galaxies ...

With how fast the Scots are known for talking, many people across the seas - and even a few miles south of the border - may struggle at times to understand exactly what we are saying. Although ...

Scots have their own interpretations of common English words. This departure from standard meanings often amuses Scots who watch those unfamiliar with the vernacular try to make sense of it all.

BABIES COME into the world seeking out comfort, so their first word is often “mama ... people listen out for “oki” and “aiata”, meaning “I’m getting out of here” and “stop ...

With how fast the Scots are known for talking, many people across the seas - and even a few miles south of the border - may struggle at times to understand exactly what we are saying. Although accents ...