Language is a living, breathing entity, constantly evolving as words and phrases are adopted, adapted, and sometimes stripped of their original context. Many expressions we use daily have fascinating ...

If there’s one thing most people take for granted, it’s the language they grew up speaking. The words we use and their respective meanings are the product of centuries of linguistic evolution that we ...

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