Author Archives: mike_words

Fooling around with my Pixel Watch taught me some words from watchmaking that I somehow had not learned before.

Reading an old medical recipe unveiled a lot of “sour” and “sharp” words.

Investigating the names we’ve used for Canis familiaris from Old English onward.

Fall, autumn, spring, Lent, and other words for seasons, present and past.

More remnants of Old English hidden away in modern English, plus a short explainer about the stages of English.

“Hard” seltzer, the surprisingly contentious word seltzery, and other fun with -ery words.

Seeing the word “schmaltz” sent me on a journey to learn about our many terms for cooking fats.

Terms from the military history of ancient Rome, from “gladius” and “Fabian tactics” to “triumph” and “Pyrrhic victory.”

A list of words from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) that are still hiding out in modern English.