In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or phrase has changed throughout the history of the newspaper. Christie’s ...

The​ second queried the origin of “highfalutin.” I​’m at an age when I remember Gabby Hayes or​ Walter Brennan or Slim ...

The Children’s Museum of Richmond’s “I See Me Play” event returned for its second year, but its first year outside.

The word “stereotype” first appeared in The New York Times in 1858. A young man, The Times reported, had been arrested “on a ...

Brood XIX and XIII cicadas are adjacent to each other with a slight overlap. Dr. Benson, an etymologist with Clemson University said, “Not since Thomas Jefferson was president has Brood XIX and ...

“Genuine” comes from the Latin “genuinus.” Etymologist argue about where it came from but many believe it relates to the word “genu” meaning “knee” referring to the Roman custom of ...

“Genuine” comes from the Latin “genuinus.” Etymologist argue about where it came from but many believe it relates to the word “genu” meaning “knee” referring to the Roman custom of ...

Eminent etymologist Liberman tells the stories of less understood words such as nerd, fake, hitchhike, trash and quiz as he reveals how etymologies are constructed, and the limits of what we can ...

S.C. residents are beginning to see cicadas ahead of the expected “simultaneous explosion” of two broods — although we saw ...

Brood XIX and XIII cicadas are adjacent to each other with a slight overlap. Dr. Benson, an etymologist with Clemson University said, “Not since Thomas Jefferson was president has Brood XIX and ...

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