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Magic Words The first magic word I learned as a small child was Abracadabra. I associated it with stage magic, unaware that the incantation dated to the third century. Roman empero[...]
06 May 2013
When Cynthia O’Kelly was in the third grade, she got religion. Her parents, casual Methodists, viewed their daughter’s religious fervor with amused toleration, although I feel sure[...]
02 Sep 2012
I live with a blueberry fan. For my husband, Shel, a pancake is not a pancake unless it contains them. Likewise our muffins. Breakfast cereal must be sprinkled heavily with blue[...]
29 Jun 2012
More word origins we like Colorful flourishes often hide in everyday words. Here are a few the Word Hound’s favorites. Sinister In Latin, sinister means left. Latin for right is d[...]
28 Nov 2011
Fido is a kind of generic name for a domestic dog, though few people seem to choose it as the name for the family pooch. We set Word Hound on Fido’s trail and found some surprises.[...]
30 May 2011