by Dictionary Scoop English is part of the Germanic language family, while French is a Romance language. At first glance, one would think that they don’t have much in common, right? But this is not the case; French has influenced our language in many ways, including our vocabulary. Today, ten common English words that have …
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Origins For Ten Slang Words And Phrases
by Dictionary Scoop Think how boring our vocabularies would be if we didn’t have a more laid-back, informal register on which we could fall back. Most of us don’t even realize how much slang we use in basically every conversation we have. Well, we decided to research the astonishing beginnings of these ten slang …
What’s Your Least Favorite Pizza Topping?
by Kevin Burton Pepperoni could be legal tender, really. I mean, that time when Jeannette and I made homemade pizza, my biggest fear (hope?) was that I would eat all the pepperoni before we ever got it onto the pizza. Most people agree with me. So you won’t be surprised to know …
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Power To The Burtons, Thank God
Are you thankful for the little things? Can you tell the little things from the big things? I was forced on Friday to answer these questions, to stop and think about something I almost never think about. Five syllables, starts with an E, made my breakfast, brought us together as writer and reader. …
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