Month: July 2024

• How “weird” got weird

  

  What do mythology and Macbeth have to do with origin of “weird”?

  John Kelly

  July 30, 2024

  Repost

• Unpacking the origin of “brat”

  

  Is the origin of “brat” a ‘rags’ to riches story? Plus, some unrelated etymological sausage.

  John Kelly

  July 26, 2024

  Feature

• The ‘crown’ jewels in “coronate”

  

  “Coronate” is all the talk of the 2024 presidential race. Where does this word come from?

  John Kelly

  July 23, 2024

  Feature