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Talk, talked. Sing…sang?
What are all those letters we don’t say doing in the word knight? Why is talked the past tense of talk but sang is the past tense of sing? What’s up with m in whom and how come we eat beef but raise cow? Read more.
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“King-size”: A bite-size history of an America-size word
On Halloween, there’s no disputing that the king-size candy bar is the crown jewel of trick-or-treating loot. But those extra ounces of chocolatey goodness don’t just measure our taste in sweets: The history of the adjective king-size also reveals America’s changing appetites and attitudes. The original king-size labeled a different vice: cigarettes. In 1939, the Read more.
Mashed Radish 