I was reading a piece over at the BBC News site and in its text there was an old English word that grabbed my attention: uhtceare. Uhtceare (pronounced oot-key-are-a) describes the act of lying awake in the…
Hey, Scooby!
A year or so ago, I was hanging out with my gal-pal, Would-Be-Sue. She was telling me about a friend of hers and that person’s curious language usage. It seems that when that friend-of-a-friend doesn’t know someone’s name,…
For Those Who Are Interesting…
Mister and I spent Thanksgiving with “Sweet Talk Radio” and half of their parental units. It was a lovely holiday, with delicious food, a rousing “Bananagrams” competition and lively conversation. At some point in the evening, a…